On October 29, 2026 a round table was held at the Foreign Policy Research Institute on the topic: «On the Political and Economic Aspects of Integration Processes in Central Asia». The moderator was Deputy Chairman of the FPRI Board Amangeldy Tazhenov. 
The event was attended and addressed by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the scientific and expert community of Kazakhstan, including Adviser to the Central Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Almaz Nurzakov, Head of the Asian Studies Department of the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aidar Kurmashev, Executive Director of the Eurasian International Studies Association Kairat Batyrbayev, Chairman of the Association of Chinese Researchers Kazbek Maigeldinov, President of the Institute for Regional Integration Studies Taisiya Marmontova, representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea Mukhtar Zhakenov, and, Professor of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University Zhanar Medeubayeva. 
During the round table, current trends and key political and economic factors determining dynamics of integration processes in Central Asia were discussed. The participants exchanged expert opinions on problems and prospects of regional cooperation in the fields of economy, transport, water resources, foreign policy and humanitarian cooperation.