Two ministerial meetings gave CAEP its political mandate and set the priorities for regional cooperation. They brought together ministers and high level representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan with their counterparts from the European Union and its member states.
First meeting, Riga, June 2015
The first meeting of ministers for education of the European Union and Central Asian countries took place in Riga under the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Participants endorsed a joint communique and adopted an indicative roadmap for the second phase of the platform.
Second meeting, Astana, 23 June 2017
The second meeting was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Ministers and delegates agreed the Astana Declaration as a basis for future cooperation. The declaration highlighted qualification frameworks, quality assurance and accreditation, employment and labour market needs, innovative teaching methods, financing of education systems, prevention of violent radicalisation through education and gender equality.