Trade between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan has grown from 3 to 5 billion dollars in just a few years, with an ambitious target to double that figure by 2030. Last year 2.6 million Kazakh citizens visited Uzbekistan - a sign of just how deeply connected the two nations are. Uzbekistan's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Bakhtiyor Ibragimov is clear: the two largest countries in Central Asia are not competitors but partners, and it is right here that the history of the region is being made today. In this episode of Life of a Diplomat, we talk about how Central Asia is emerging as a unified political force, why all five presidents of the region gathered at one table in the White House, and what lies behind the bold ambitions of two neighboring countries.
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