BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. Uzbekistan’s Fergana region hosted an international conference titled “A New Era of Friendship Between Central Asian Countries and Azerbaijan” as part of the “Central Asia and Azerbaijan” friendship forum, Trend reports.
The event brought together senior officials, including First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora of Azerbaijan, Valeh Hajiyev, who attended alongside committee representatives.
Ahead of the conference, participants visited the “Friendship Stele” monument in Fergana, laying flowers in tribute to the enduring ties of brotherhood and solidarity among nations.
Speakers at the event included Chairman of Uzbekistan’s Committee on Interethnic Relations and Relations with Compatriots Abroad Kahraman Sariyev, First Deputy Minister of Labor, Social Security, and Migration of Kyrgyzstan Kamchybek Dosmatov, representative of the Tajikistan Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations Ibrahim Abdullozoda, and Vice President of Kazakhstan’s Otandastar Foundation Alibek Jurkadam, among others.
Conveying greetings from Committee Chairman Fuad Muradov, Hajiyev emphasized that relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan have reached the level of strategic partnership, driven by the shared political will of their leaders. He noted that intensified political dialogue has fostered steady growth in trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian, and interregional cooperation.
Hajiyev highlighted successful examples of bilateral cooperation, including the establishment of the Heydar Aliyev Park and the “Azerbaijan” Park in Tashkent, as well as the “Uzbekistan” Park in Baku. He also underscored the contributions of Central Asian countries to reconstruction efforts in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, noting Uzbekistan’s construction of a secondary school in Fuzuli, Kazakhstan’s development of a children’s creative center, and Kyrgyzstan’s building of a training center in Aghdam.
