A resolution honoring the strategic importance of the C5+1 diplomatic platform and recognizing the deepening partnership between the United States and the nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

This is a Senate resolution (S. Res. 459) introduced in the 119th Congress. It honors the C5+1 diplomatic platform and recognizes the growing partnership between the United States and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The resolution notes the platform’s role in promoting regional sovereignty, stability, and shared security interests, and it highlights cooperation in energy and critical minerals, transport corridors, and counterterrorism. It expresses a hope that this partnership will reduce strategic trade barriers and broaden prosperity and friendship. The measure is a non-binding expression of the Senate’s support and does not create new law or funding. Context provided in the resolution includes the C5+1 platform’s establishment in 2015, its ongoing high-level dialogue (supported by a permanent Secretariat since 2022), and past and ongoing collaborations on energy, infrastructure, and security, including counterterrorism coordination identified at the 2023 presidential-level summit. It also acknowledges historical cooperation related to Afghanistan through the Northern Distribution Network.