Top Official: Azerbaijan-Central Asia Ties Mirror Rise in Regional Integration

Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev has announced that the relationship between Azerbaijan and Central Asia reflects a broader trend of regional integration.

"In the past recent months, President Ilham Aliyev has made three visits to the Central Asian region, including Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Today, President Ilham Aliyev is on a state visit to Kazakhstan," The Caspian Post reports via Hajiyev's message on X.

In the past recent months, President Ilham Aliyev has made three visits to the Central Asian region, including Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Today, President Ilham Aliyev is on a state visit to Kazakhstan.

Previously, #Azerbaijan–#CentralAsia relations were often… pic.twitter.com/ZKH1z6Yhd0

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) October 21, 2025

"Previously, Azerbaijan - Central Asia relations were often described in a “5+1” formula - symbolizing the five Central Asian states plus Azerbaijan as a separate partner. However, today this formula has evolved from a sheer mathematical concept into a political and historical reality - even into the matter of chemistry- transforming into a unified “6,” reflecting the deepening integration, constituting single geopolitical entity and shared destiny among these nations based on our common history, culture, traditions, ethnic and linguistic kinship," Hajiyev added.