Central Asian leaders unanimously approved Azerbaijan's accession to their consultative format as a full member at the Seventh Consultative Meeting of Heads of State in Tashkent on Saturday, marking what officials described as a historic expansion of regional cooperation.
Leaders of Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan said the decision officially brings the South Caucasus into the Central Asian cooperation framework, creating a broader space of connectivity stretching from the Caspian to world markets.
