Kazakhstan advocated the strengthening of aviation cooperation in the "Central Asia - China" format. The delegation led by the chairperson of the Civil Aviation Committee of the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sultana Tombayeva, participated in the third working conference in Tashkent, where it discussed the development of regional air traffic. Over the past five years, Kazakhstan's international route network has expanded from 32 to 161 destinations. During the nine months of 2026, airlines transported 12.4 million passengers (+4.1%) and handled 136.5 thousand tons of cargo (+10%). Kazakhstan also presented measures to develop aviation safety, workforce training and an industry master plan until 2050, and discussed cooperation with the aviation authorities of China and Uzbekistan.