BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 18. The inclusion of
Azerbaijan in the Central Asian format is not an opportunistic
decision, but rather a restoration of historical ties that existed
previously, Chief Researcher of the Institute for Strategic Studies
under the President of Kazakhstan, Sanat Kushkumbayev, said at an
international conference entitled 'C6: One region, shared future –
enhancing strategic dialogue', Trend reports.
According to him, we are talking about recreating a situation
that already existed.
"This is not some opportunistic, institutional, or other
decision to expand the format," the analyst noted.
He recalled that Azerbaijan had already participated in previous
Central Asian summits and stressed the historical inheritance: the
Inter-Republican Consultative Council was established back in
1991.
"All countries in the region, including Azerbaijan, participated
in the work of the consultative council. As for the goals of
participation, they remain the same: restoring economic ties,
improving the well-being of the population, and harmonizing
economic ties between the republics of the former Soviet Union,"
the analyst emphasized.
Kushkumbayev added that the current C6 format institutionally
enshrines processes that have been in the making for decades.
