Azerbaijan and Central Asian leaders hold informal meeting in Cholpon-Ata PHOTO / UPDATED

An informal meeting of the heads of state of Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan was held on July 31 in the Kyrgyz city of Cholpon-Ata.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived at the Congress Center in Cholpon-Ata to participate in the meeting, Azertag reports.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov welcomed Ilham Aliyev and other participants of the gathering. The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan posed for a joint photograph.

During the meeting, President Ilham Aliyev delivered a speech, followed by addresses from other heads of state. The meeting concluded with the signing of a declaration.

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An informal meeting of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries is underway in the city of Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived at the Congress Center in Cholpon-Ata to attend the İnformal Meeting of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries, Azertag reports.

The heads of state addressed the meeting.