OMM Redaksiyası
AnewZ’s daily review for October 9, 2026, highlighted five key developments at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit in Turkmenistan.
Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries set a broad cooperation agenda. The sides agreed to expand ties in trade, investment, digital technology, security, healthcare, environmental protection and culture. A joint statement also emphasized strengthening cooperation in artificial intelligence, innovation and advanced technologies. The leaders said they intended to improve coordination in tackling organized crime, cybercrime, terrorism, human trafficking and the illicit trafficking of drugs and weapons, while promoting tourism, protecting their shared cultural heritage and strengthening ties between their peoples.
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are advancing green energy cooperation. President Ilham Aliyev said cooperation among the three countries in renewable energy was developing. Work is under way to establish an energy corridor that would transport green electricity generated in Central Asia through Azerbaijan to European markets. The initiative is expected to strengthen regional energy connectivity and support the expansion of renewable energy cooperation between Central Asia and Europe.
Putin and Pezeshkian discussed efforts to end a regional conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met on Thursday in Avaza, Turkmenistan, ahead of a meeting of the Council of Heads of State. Putin praised Iran’s efforts to end the regional conflict and said Russia had offered assistance with mediation. Pezeshkian said Washington and Tehran were considering new proposals aimed at ending the conflict.
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan established a Supreme Council for Strategic Partnership. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed an agreement to establish the council at a meeting on Thursday in Avaza, held on the sidelines of the CIS summit. The new body will provide an institutional framework for strengthening political dialogue and expanding bilateral cooperation.
Azerbaijan has declared its readiness to chair the CIS in 2028. President Ilham Aliyev said the chairmanship would pass to Azerbaijan after Uzbekistan’s in 2027. Azerbaijan will chair the CIS for the first time since gaining independence. The country is also expected to chair the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, the Organization of Turkic States and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia. Azerbaijan will chair the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in 2027 and host its summit that year. A European Political Community summit is planned to take place in Azerbaijan in 2028.
