U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi attend a news conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi attend a news conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi attend a news conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi attend a news conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi attend a news conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi attend the U.S. - Central Asia (C5+1) ministerial meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredow and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov attend the U.S. - Central Asia (C5+1) ministerial meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredow and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov attend the U.S. - Central Asia (C5+1) ministerial meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredow and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov participate in the U.S. - Central Asia (C5+1) ministerial meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredow and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov participate in the U.S. - Central Asia (C5+1) ministerial meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredow and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov participate in the U.S. - Central Asia (C5+1) ministerial meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kazakh honour guards wait before a meeting of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev walk during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a meeting with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Delegations, led by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hold talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Officials, including Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, attend a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during a meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. Olivier Douliery/Pool via REUTERS 

Kazakh activist Togzhan Kozhaliyeva, who collects aid for residents of Ukraine together with members of her group "Nation's Future", attends an interview in Almaty, Kazakhstan, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Kazakh activist Togzhan Kozhaliyeva, who collects aid for residents of Ukraine together with members of her group "Nation's Future", attends an interview in Almaty, Kazakhstan, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Kazakh activist Togzhan Kozhaliyeva, who collects aid for residents of Ukraine together with members of her group "Nation's Future", attends an interview in Almaty, Kazakhstan, February 1, 2023 REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

A view shows the McDonald's Golden Arches at a closed restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

A pigeon sits on a lamp post near a closed restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

A pedestrian walks near a closed restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Workers remove the logo signage from a restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Workers dismantle the McDonald's Golden Arches while removing the logo signage from a restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Workers dismantle the McDonald's Golden Arches while removing the logo signage from a restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

A pedestrian walks past a closed restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Workers remove the logo signage from a restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Workers remove the logo signage from a restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Workers dismantle the McDonald's Golden Arches while removing the logo signage from a restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. Food Solutions KZ, the Kazakh licensee of McDonald's Corp, will no longer operate under the U.S. corporation's brand due to supply issues. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Crude oil tanker Ottoman Sincerity, carrying Kazakh crude oil, sails in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

Crude oil tanker Ottoman Sincerity, carrying Kazakh crude oil, sails in the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

Crude oil tanker New Vision, carrying Kazakh oil, is pictured at the Dardanelles Anchorage off Sarkoy near Tekirdag, Turkey December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

A seagull sits on top of a mermaid statue, with the crude oil tanker Humble Warrior carrying Kazakh oil is in the background at the Dardanelles Anchorage off Sarkoy, near Tekirdag, Turkey December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik 

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev before a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

Kazakh former President Nursultan Nazarbayev speaks with journalists at a polling station during presidential elections in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov 

Kazakh former President Nursultan Nazarbayev walks out of a voting booth at a polling station during presidential elections in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Kazakh former President Nursultan Nazarbayev speaks before casting his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov 

Kazakh former President Nursultan Nazarbayev casts his ballot at a polling station during presidential elections in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov 

A Kazakh army service member walks next to a voting booth at a polling station during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Kazakh army service members walk past a notice board at a polling station during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Kazakh army service members cast their votes at a polling station during presidential elections in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev