No:587/23, Press release on the participation and speech of Minister Jeyhun Bayramov at the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS
12 October 2023 13:13
On 12 October 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov participated and delivered a speech at the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS within the framework of his working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic.
The existence of useful cooperation between Azerbaijan and CIS countries in various fields, including economy, trade, investments, transport, communication, connectivity, humanitarian, education, sports and other areas, was noted with satisfaction.
Stating that joint events carried out in cooperation with the Organization contribute to cooperation and the development of ties, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov spoke about the work carried out for holding the aforementioned sports event in Ganja, our second largest city, which will host the CIS Games in 2025. At the same time, it was stated that 2025 is significant for marking the 80th anniversary of victory over fascism during the Second World War, and in this regard, Azerbaijan, which made great contributions to achieving the victory, supports the adoption of the plan related to the events to be held.
Minister Jeyhun Bayramov noted the importance of such meetings in terms of discussing prospects for multilateral cooperation, and in this regard, spoke about the important role of political consultations regularly organized within the framework of the CIS, expressing confidence that the plan of consultations adopted for the next year will make a positive contribution to the development of relations.
It was stated that the geographical location of the CIS countries creates broad opportunities for the development of transport corridors, and in this regard, the participants of the event were provided with detailed information about Azerbaijan’s initiatives towards the development of regional transport and communications, particularly the work carried out to improve the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, which contributes to the development of the East-West corridor, the increase of the potential of the Alat Free Economic Zone, including the Baku International Sea Trade Port, and the opportunities created for investors.
Noting with satisfaction the increasing contacts between our country and the Central Asian states in recent times, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov stated that, in this regard, the invitation of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev as an honorary guest to the 5th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia held in Tajikistan last month is an indicator of the developing relations.
Afterwards, documents on the outcomes of the event were adopted.
