Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has embarked on a working visit to Turkmenistan, a move seen as another step in strengthening bilateral ties with Ashgabat. This is the first high-level reciprocal visit in a long time, following Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s earlier trip to Azerbaijan. Unlike previous exchanges that carried little public information, this visit signals more concrete prospects for expanded cooperation between the two Caspian neighbours.

While past contacts were often limited in scope and not tied to concrete agreements, the current visit carries broader regional significance. Against the backdrop of shifting energy routes, growing importance of the Middle Corridor, and debates around Turkmenistan’s long-standing neutrality, the meeting between the two leaders signals that........

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