The key facts

  • Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Azerbaijan on October 14-15 with a working visit.
  • The seventh CICA summit will be held in Baku, with the adoption of the Baku Declaration planned.
  • CICA unites 28 states covering about 90 percent of Asia's territory and population.

At the invitation of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to that country on October 14-15.

The head of our state will take part in the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, to be held in Baku.

The agenda of the forum, under Azerbaijan's chairmanship, includes pressing issues of strengthening trust, peace and security on the Asian continent, as well as the further institutional development of the Conference.

Prospects for practical cooperation in the areas of transport connectivity, digitalization, sustainable economic growth and other priority areas will be considered.

Following the summit, the adoption of the Baku Declaration is planned, as well as a package of decisions aimed at enhancing the role and effectiveness of the Organization.

On the sidelines of the summit, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will hold a number of bilateral meetings with the heads of foreign delegations.

CICA is an international forum aimed at strengthening cooperation and ensuring peace, security and stability in Asia. Currently, the Conference unites 28 states, which account for about 90 percent of the continent's territory and population.