On October 15 President Serdar Berdimuhamedov departed on a working visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan to participate in the VII Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)». This is reported by the TDH news agency.

At the Baku Congress Center, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, warmly welcomed the President of Turkmenistan. Following the joint photo ceremony of the heads of delegations, the VII Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia was held.

Opening the meeting, Ilham Aliyev thanked the participants for their visit and expressed confidence that the Summit would contribute to the development of international cooperation.

In his speech Serdar Berdimuhamedov thanked the Azerbaijani side for organizing the event and for its hospitality. The head of state noted the role of CICA in strengthening peace, security, trust and sustainable development in Asia, and also assessed Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the organization.

The President of Turkmenistan addressed issues of international law, regional security, transport-logistics cooperation, digitalization and the peaceful use of artificial intelligence, ecology and the rational use of water resources. The head of state also outlined the initiatives of Turkmenistan in the areas of preventive diplomacy, climate cooperation and the development of youth diplomacy.

Summit participants discussed strengthening trust measures, adaptation to climate change, development of transport corridors, coordination of logistics strategies, food security, environmental sustainability and digital transformation.

The working visit of Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Azerbaijan continues.