Presidential aide: Azerbaijan, Central Asia now single geopolitical entity VIDEO

Azerbaijan is strengthening its ties with Central Asian nations, marking a shift from a symbolic partnership to a deeper regional integration, according to Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration.

Hajiyev shared a video on the social network X, highlighting the growing political, historical, and cultural connectivity between Baku and the Central Asian states.

In the past recent months, President Ilham Aliyev has made three visits to the Central Asian region, including Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Today, President Ilham Aliyev is on a state visit to Kazakhstan.

Previously, #Azerbaijan–#CentralAsia relations were often… pic.twitter.com/ZKH1z6Yhd0

— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) October 21, 2025

“In the past recent months, President Ilham Aliyev has made three visits to the Central Asian region, including Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. Today, President Ilham Aliyev is on a state visit to Kazakhstan,” Hajiyev noted.

He emphasised that Azerbaijan’s relations with Central Asia have evolved significantly over time.

“Previously, Azerbaijan–Central Asia relations were often described in a ‘5+1’ formula — symbolising the five Central Asian states plus Azerbaijan as a separate partner. However, today this formula has evolved from a sheer mathematical concept into a political and historical reality — even into the matter of chemistry — transforming into a unified ‘6,’ reflecting the deepening integration, constituting a single geopolitical entity and shared destiny among these nations based on our common history, culture, traditions, ethnic and linguistic kinship,” Hajiyev wrote.

By Tamilla Hasanova