TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, October 9. I would
like to express my gratitude for supporting the decision on
Azerbaijan's co-chairmanship in the CIS in 2027. We regard this as
evidence of high trust in our country and are ready to actively
participate in the implementation of common tasks, said President
Ilham Aliyev as he addressed a limited-format meeting of the CIS Council
of Heads of State in Turkmenbashi, Trend's special correspondent reports.
"Azerbaijan is also ready to assume the CIS chairmanship in 2028
and organize the meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State in
the autumn of that year," the head of state emphasized.
The meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS) is taking place on October 9, 2026, at
the Awaza National Tourism Zone on Turkmenistan's Caspian coast,
near the city of Turkmenbashi. The meeting is chaired by President
of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
The event coincides with the 35th anniversary of the
establishment of the CIS and is a key event during Turkmenistan's
CIS chairmanship in 2026.
The summit participants are discussing cooperation in the
political, economic and humanitarian spheres, reviewing the
Commonwealth's work over the past year and setting priorities for
the future. The agenda also includes an exchange of views on
pressing international and regional issues, as well as
consideration of documents aimed at expanding cooperation in law
enforcement, cultural and humanitarian affairs, and information,
and strengthening foreign policy coordination among CIS
countries.
