CICA summit: Which countries' leaders are heading to Baku?

Representatives of foreign states are arriving in Azerbaijan for the seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), set to take place on 15 October in Baku. Several high-level guests have already held talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and more participants are expected.

Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith arrived in Baku on 13 October and met Aliyev during his visit. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet arrived in Azerbaijan on 12 October and also met the president. Indian Minister of External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh announced his arrival in Baku on 14 October. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Azerbaijan from 14 to 20 October as special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is scheduled to make a working visit on 14-15 October.

Presidents of Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan arrived in Azerbaijan on 14 October, according to reports. Delegations from Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus and Pakistan are also expected. Azerbaijan chairs the organisation, which has 28 member states. The summit is expected to adopt the Baku Declaration and a package of decisions.