The Central Asia Forum of diplomats, politicians, businessmen and experts from the Central Asian region was held on August 21, 2024 at the initiative of Sri Lanka. This was reported by the online publication "Türkmenistan habarlar portaly".

The purpose of the meeting was to consider steps to promote cooperation between Sri Lanka and Central Asian countries. The forum included two sessions. One of the central topics of the event was the creation of new transport and transit corridors in the region and the possibility of cooperation in this area.

During the first session, Shiri Shiriev, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies of IMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, made a speech, noting the wide potential of Central Asian states in the field of natural and human resources, as well as great transport and transit opportunities that will allow to follow the geopolitical and geo-economic interests of different countries of the world.