BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 18. Common strategic
interests strengthen cooperation between Azerbaijan and Central
Asia, First Deputy Director of the Institute for Strategic and
Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, Akramjon Nematov, said at an international conference
entitled 'C6: One region, shared future—enhancing strategic
dialogue', Trend
reports.
He noted that this cooperation is determined not only by
geographical proximity, historical and cultural ties, and
civilizational commonality, but also, of course, by the coincidence
of strategic interests.
According to him, over the past eight years, a specific security
architecture has been built in the region, which can be
characterized as an emerging non-aligned security community.
"In 2018, consultative meetings of heads of state were
launched—initially as a dialogue platform, but today they have
become a fully fledged mechanism for interaction. This mechanism
not only defines the main development vectors but also forms the
institutional foundation for regional cooperation," the official
explained.
He pointed out that the next stage was the development of
sectoral cooperation.
"A two-year roadmap was adopted, within the framework of which
regular meetings of the ministers of transport and energy began, as
well as various forums—historians, youth, and other expert
platforms. About four years ago, in my opinion, a new stage
began—the formation of a more coherent security architecture. It
began with the first meeting of security council secretaries in
Kazakhstan. The next meeting took place last year in Samarkand,"
Nematov recalled.
Moreover, according to him, joint military exercises were
organized for the first time between the countries of Central Asia
and Azerbaijan.
"All this testifies to the consistent strengthening of
coordination and trust in security at the regional level," he
concluded.
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