TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, October 9.
Azerbaijan is consistently strengthening its position as one of the
region’s key transport hubs, ensuring reliable transit along the
North-South and East-West international corridors, said President
Ilham Aliyev as he addressed a limited-format meeting of the CIS Council
of Heads of State, Trend's special correspondent reports.
“In the first half of 2026, the volume of transit cargo through
Azerbaijan increased by 10 percent, reaching nearly 8 million tons.
Our medium-term goal is to increase cargo transportation through
Azerbaijan along the East-West and North-South routes to 15 million
tons in each direction,” 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.
