Baku: The number of tourists traveling from Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan has increased. In 2024, 46,000 citizens of Uzbekistan visited Azerbaijan; in 2025, the figure reached 62,000; and from January to August 2026, 44,000 people visited Azerbaijan," President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Uzbekistan National News Agency (UzA), APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the President emphasized the successful development of interregional cooperation between the two nations. Twin-city and partnership relations have been established between several cities, including Baku and Tashkent, Ismayilli and Rishtan, Shusha and Khiva, Lankaran and Bukhara, Sheki and Kokand, Bilasuvar and Termez, Mingachevir and Namangan, Fuzuli and Gulistan, Guba and Jizzakh, and Beylagan and Shakhrisabz. Plans are also underway to establish twin-city relations between Nakhchivan and Urgench.

President Aliyev noted that these twin-city initiatives hold significant importance for Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, offering a valuable platform for cooperation. They aim to bring the peoples of both countries closer together, preserving common historical, cultural, and spiritual values, and strengthening friendship and mutual trust among future generations.