Tashkent Hosts Expert Dialogue on Central Asia-Azerbaijan Cooperation

An expert and diplomatic dialogue titled “Central Asia and Azerbaijan: A New Political Environment Based on Trust and Cooperation” was held in Tashkent on 30 October 2026, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The event focused on the outcomes of the informal Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, held on 31 July in Cholpon-Ata, and the Eighth Consultative Meeting, held on 8 October in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. Attendees included the ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan, leaders of the International Institute for Central Asia, diplomats, experts, media and students of Turkmenistan's Institute of International Relations.

Participants discussed strengthening political trust, good-neighbourly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as implementing agreements reached at the highest level. Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Sh. Meredov, said the meetings had given fresh impetus to regional cooperation based on mutual respect, equality and national interests. Attention also centred on initiatives by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Turkmenistan's foreign policy of permanent neutrality.