The Tashkent meeting covered Turkmen cultural heritage promotion, the country's permanent neutrality status and the distinction between investment frameworks and service-based cooperation in bilateral trade.
This interview is conducted by Muhammadillo Shermatov with Sherzod Abdunazarov, Consul General of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Istanbul. Drawing on his knowledge of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy, diplomatic protocol, and strategic vision, Abdunazarov shared his insights and professional experience, offering valuable guidance for the development of the Business Diplomat initiative and the promotion of diplomatic culture in the business world.
Technology has made diplomacy faster, but trust still takes patience, cultural awareness and the ability to listen. Elene Metreveli says digital diplomacy needs traditional values adapted to new tools, not entirely new rules. Interviewed by: Olha Pashchenko Interviewee: Elene Metreveli, European Parliament (EPP Group)
The way diplomats communicate is changing, but respect, professionalism and mutual understanding remain the same, says Elene Metreveli. In online negotiations, even the tone of an email or the speed of a reply can shape a relationship. Interviewed by: Olha Pashchenko Interviewee: Elene Metreveli, European Parliament (EPP Group)
International opportunities should not depend on money or personal connections, says Elene Metreveli, pointing to paid traineeships, professional exchanges and partnerships between universities, businesses and public institutions. Interviewed by: Olha Pashchenko Interviewee: Elene Metreveli, European Parliament (EPP Group)
Public support for young people’s international experience must be purposeful, Elene Metreveli says: it should help individuals succeed independently, contribute to their communities and create opportunities for others. Interviewed by: Olha Pashchenko Interviewee: Elene Metreveli, European Parliament (EPP Group)
Elene Metreveli argues that young people’s international experience is not an expense but a public investment, building the ability to understand other societies, work across backgrounds and see beyond the national perspective. Interviewed by: Olha Pashchenko Interviewee: Elene Metreveli, European Parliament
This interview is conducted by Muhammadillo Shermatov with Sherzod Abdunazarov, Consul General of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Istanbul. Drawing on his knowledge of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy, diplomatic protocol, and strategic vision, Abdunazarov shared his insights and professional experience, offering valuable guidance for the development of the Business Diplomat initiative and the promotion of diplomatic culture in the business world.
Derya Soysal interviewed His Excellency Sayasat Nurbek, Minister of Education of Kazakhstan, during the week of Digital Bridge 2026, hosted by Kazakhstan. The interview focused on artificial intelligence, education, Kazakhstan’s AI strategy, international university partnerships, and the future of higher education in Central Asia.
Business Diplomat explores how consensus, sound law and inclusive participation can strengthen dialogue, support entrepreneurship and build a shared economic future.
This interview brings together Ayşe Nur Karagöz, an EUREFLECT contributor with a Master’s degree in Islamic Law and Islamic Political Philosophy, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Evkuran, a distinguished Turkish scholar. The interview argues that international experience builds human capital the way infrastructure builds physical capital, with benefits flowing to exports, investment climate and reputation rather than to the individual alone.
Business Diplomat's own event strategy is on the table: one annual summit for visibility, or year-round round tables and workshops. The proposed answer rejects the choice and stacks both into a single two-layered structure.
Business Diplomat's third expert interview identifies five unwritten principles — respect, punctuality, confidentiality, careful communication and cultural awareness — that decide whether a contract gets signed at all.
This interview brings together Ayşe Nur Karagöz, an EUREFLECT contributor with a Master’s degree in Islamic Law and Islamic Political Philosophy, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Evkuran, a distinguished Turkish scholar. Business Diplomat's expert interview series argues that the ten-year economic mark of youth training depends less on capital or technology than on whether young people first grasp that a field called business diplomacy exists.
A privilege is granted to one and can be withdrawn; a rule applies to all and makes tomorrow predictable. That distinction is the first thing a foreign investor asks about a country, according to the interview.
This interview brings together Ayşe Nur Karagöz, an EUREFLECT contributor with a Master’s degree in Islamic Law and Islamic Political Philosophy, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Evkuran, a distinguished Turkish scholar. A cross-cultural adviser argues that over-adapting reads as weakness and invites harder bargaining, while sincerity and restraint build partnerships that survive long negotiations.
In Dialogue with Nazar Astanov, CEO of North Star Investment Group Mirshod Shakirov and Nazar Astanov discuss U.S. capital, Uzbekistan’s investment transformation and Central Asia’s emerging place in the global economy.
Listening before speaking is framed as diplomacy's most basic skill, applied here to managers, companies and institutions. The test of any initiative becomes what it adds to the people and the country, not profit alone.
A mediator with years at the table argues that justice in commercial disputes is a method, not a verdict: listen to both sides, separate evidence from emotion, find a lawful and reasonable solution. The strongest claim is that justice is not making one side the winner.
The first principle breaks problem-solving into four steps: listen, carry the issue to decision-makers, propose a solution, and follow through until a result is achieved. Each step addresses a common failure in institutional follow-through.
Business Diplomat's fifth expert interview asks what a decade of training young people in business diplomacy can do for a national economy, and answers in terms of exports, investment and international partnerships rather than quick wins.
This interview brings together Ayşe Nur Karagöz, an EUREFLECT contributor with a Master’s degree in Islamic Law and Islamic Political Philosophy, and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Evkuran, a distinguished Turkish scholar. The interview reframes commercial etiquette as a security instrument: supplier choices in energy, defence and advanced technology can create dependency or expose sensitive information, so the question becomes whether a meeting should happen at all.
Cultural missteps rarely get mentioned in the room, but the article argues they show up later as slower replies, postponed meetings and deals that quietly go to another candidate.
Business diplomats cut the time a company spends finding the right distributor, institution or decision-maker from months to weeks, a difference that decides whether many SMEs ever start exporting at all.
