BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 14. Cooperation in the
areas of human rights, security, and governance should be
continued, European Union (EU) Special Representative for Central
Asia Eduards Stiprais said at a special session of the 13th Global
Baku Forum on "Bridging Divides in a World in Transition" today,
Trend reports.


"The region I work in is one where there is not much bad news.
This shows that close cooperation brings real benefits and
highlights the importance of working together," he explained.


According to him, there are different countries in the
neighborhood, and each of them has its own unique challenges.


"Economic competition, market dominance, security, and others
are external challenges that lie ahead. In order to survive in a
changing world, these countries must stand by each other.


Exchanging experience creates value and is useful in order to
respond to internal challenges. The climate issue is a particularly
serious problem; water problems are a major challenge for Central
Asia. Countries must deal with the effective and rational use and
fair distribution of water in order to survive.


Society must fight against the spread of radical Islam among
young people. There may not be common approaches here, but common
approaches are possible. There is a great need for this in Central
Asia," Stiprais pointed out.







He noted that Central Asian countries such as Azerbaijan are
part of our security architecture, and we must continue cooperation
in this area.


"We can work on common values ​​in the areas of human rights,
security, and governance. Stability, security, and the well-being
of the region are important to us.


We are focused on economic cooperation. At the same time, the
issue of migration has become widespread in Europe. It is no secret
that we are not interested in the emergence of additional hotspots
and an increase in the flow of migrants. We want a regulated
migration system to be established. Central Asia is one of the few
places in the world where the population is predominantly young and
educated," the special representative added.


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