I recall reading a few years ago, Borrell and/or Barroso visiting central asia (maybe this one - to Kazakhstan):

https://europediplomatic.com/2022/11/17/eu-borrell-travels-to-central-asia/

And/or this one:

https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-asia/interview/barroso-i-am-proud-i-launched-the-enhanced-partnership-with-kazakhstan/

And upon getting off the plane apparently saying (jokingly) “Isn’t it amazing you can travel all this way and still be in Europe”