Azerbaijan Ratifies Treaty of Eternal Friendship with Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis ratified the Treaty on Eternal Friendship between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on 3 November 2026. The UzA article describes the step as historically significant for relations between the two countries. According to the article, the document reflects friendship and brotherhood that took shape between the peoples over centuries and is being consistently strengthened at the interstate level.

The article says trade turnover is close to $800 million, and the sides aim to raise it to $1 billion by 2030. Uzbekistan is Azerbaijan's largest trade partner in Central Asia and its second-largest within the Organization of Turkic States. It calls for more joint projects in industry, agriculture, textiles, processing, investment and energy, and notes that Azerbaijani energy companies are joining joint projects in Uzbekistan.

Transport is highlighted through the Middle Corridor, a route from Uzbekistan through Turkmenistan to the Caspian Sea, then to Azerbaijan's Alat port and on to Europe. The article also cites cooperation in higher education, science, cinema, tourism, culture and media, and stresses the political dialogue between Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev.