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Eliot Engel: “You could say that Central Asia is the crossroads of the world. It is obviously important.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2012
You could say that Central Asia is the crossroads of the world. It is obviously important.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel highlights the strategic significance of Central Asia in global affairs.

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