President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to visit Azerbaijan

President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev will visit Azerbaijan, the press service of the head of state announced.

The visit will take place on November 24, APA reports.

Kazakh leader will take part in the summit of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), which will be held in Baku.

The United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) is a mutual event between the UN and Central Asian countries that are experiencing a transition period.

The objectives and actions of the programme are mentioned in the Tashkent Declaration, signed on March 26, 1998.

Currently, the participating states of SPECA are Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

UNECE and ESCAP jointly provide comprehensive support to activities under the Program in close cooperation with the UN Resident Coordinators in the SPECA countries. 

Azerbaijan chairs the Program and hosts SPECA Days in Baku on November 20-24, 2023.