Why President Aliyev’s Kyrgyzstan visit matters for Eurasia’s new trade routes
Relations between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan have evolved rapidly from traditional ties between two Turkic states into a more structured political and economic partnership, with transport, investment and regional connectivity increasingly at its centre.
The relationship reached an important milestone in April 2024, when President Ilham Aliyev and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signed a joint declaration establishing a deeper strategic partnership. The document formalised a relationship that had already been gaining momentum through high-level political contacts and growing cooperation within the Organisation of Turkic States.
President Aliyev's visits to Kyrgyzstan have become an important part of that trajectory. In November 2024, he travelled to Bishkek for the 11th........
