U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, center left, poses with, from left, Murat Nurtleu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Jeenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Rasit Meredow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Bakhtiyor Saidov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, Pool)