Biden Meets 5 Central Asia Leaders on UN Sidelines
President Joe Biden is turning Washington's gaze to Central Asia - a region the West has long been accused of overlooking - in an effort to strengthen ties with the landlocked region bordered by Russia and China.
On the sidelines Tuesday of the United Nations General Assembly, Biden met with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The former Soviet states have continuing se