Today, on August 9, the 6th Consultative meeting of the leaders of the Central Asian countries was held in Astana under the chairmanship of the President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokaev. At the meeting, the head of Kazakhstan said that there is a complex military-political situation in the vicinity of the region, and emphasized the importance of joint action in the field of defense policy and security, political dialogue and strengthening of trust between the countries of the region.