Baku: President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree approving the 'Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of statistics between the State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic,' APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the memorandum was signed in Cholpon-Ata on July 31, 2026. With this approval, the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan is tasked with implementing the provisions outlined in the memorandum. Additionally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan is required to inform the Government of Kyrgyzstan once all domestic procedures necessary for the memorandum's entry into force have been completed.