A hybrid convention titled “Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan: New Prospects for Mutually Useful Cooperation” was held right now, collectively organized by the Heart for Evaluation of Worldwide Relations of Azerbaijan and the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Research beneath the President of Uzbekistan.
Opening the occasion, Bakhtiyor Mustafayev, Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Research, expressed satisfaction with the present state of bilateral relations and optimism about future developments. He highlighted that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s current go to to Uzbekistan represents a brand new part in enhancing multifaceted cooperation between the 2 nations. Mustafayev emphasised that the swift elevation of bilateral relations to a excessive degree and the profitable improvement of financial ties are vital achievements.
Mustafayev additionally pointed to the potential of other vitality and the continuing efforts to determine the “Azerbaijan-Central Asia-Europe” inexperienced vitality hall as key areas for future collaboration.
Farid Shafiyev, Chairman of the Board of the Heart for Evaluation of Worldwide Relations, underscored the significance of the paperwork signed throughout President Aliyev’s go to, notably the Treaty on Allied Relations. He described the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan relationship as having reached a strategic degree over the previous three a long time and pressured the necessity to additional develop financial interactions. Shafiyev referred to as for the removing of customs and bureaucratic boundaries to boost non-public sector cooperation.
The Chairman of the Board of UNHCR additionally emphasised the necessity for elevated engagement and phone amongst skilled circles throughout the Group of Turkic States.
Mahir Jafarov, Advisor to the Azerbaijani Embassy in Uzbekistan, termed President Aliyev’s state go to as a historic milestone, noting that enhanced cooperation in transport, logistics, and renewable vitality would considerably enhance bilateral relations.
The convention included panel discussions on numerous subjects, such because the strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, trade-economic interactions, inexperienced vitality, digitalization, and transport-logistics improvement within the context of recent geopolitical situations. The discussions featured insights from suppose tanks and consultants from each nations.
A key final result of the convention was the choice to determine the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Knowledgeable Council, geared toward fostering deeper collaboration and dialogue between the 2 nations.
