Central Asian leaders welcome Azerbaijan as new member at historic summit

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Central Asian leaders welcome Azerbaijan as new member at historic summit  Central Asian leaders gathered in Uzbekistan's capital for the Seventh Consultative Meeting, emphasizing stronger political dialogue, economic integration, and collective security.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/central-asian-leaders-deepen-regional-integration-as-azerbaijan-joins-consultative-format  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Consultative meeting of the heads of states of Central Asia in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, delivered

00:05a landmark outcome.

00:08Leaders unanimously approved the accession of Azerbaijan as a full member of the format.

00:13As the president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Merzioev described, it's a step that opens a new phase

00:19of cooperation and helping shape a unified space between Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

00:26In his address, the president outlined seven key priorities for advancing what he called

00:32a new Central Asia.

00:33He highlighted rapid progress in regional integration, noting that borders have reopened, territorial

00:40issues have been resolved and cooperation in energy, transport and trade is expanding.

00:46Mutual trade has now reached $10.7 billion, with investment growing by 17 percent.

00:54Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev stressed that, although his country is geographically

00:59located in the South Caucasus, intensive cooperation has led to the formation of a shared geopolitical

01:05and geoeconomic space with Central Asia.

01:08On his side, the president of Kazakhstan, Kasim Jamar Tokayev, stressed, among others, the prospects

01:14for cooperation in the field of rare earth metal mining.

01:18On Saturday, the presidents of Central Asia and Azerbaijan had the opportunity to visit

01:24the brand-new Center for Islamic Civilization in the city of Tashkent.

01:29They all emphasized the importance of strengthening cultural and civilizational ties between the

01:35countries of the region.

01:37Sarunaz Rahman Kuluba, Euronews Tashkent.

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