Baku: 'Azerbaijan's accession to the format of consultative meetings of the Heads of States of Central Asia brings our interaction to a qualitatively new macro-regional level,' said President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Informal Meeting of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan and the Central Asian countries in the city of Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, President Mirziyoyev emphasized that this development opens a historic opportunity to create a unified space for development connecting Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Afghanistan. He stressed the importance of leveraging this moment to establish a robust foundation for sustainable interconnectivity and regional cooperation at the heart of Eurasia.