Regular meeting of Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission due in September
Baku, August 29 (AZERTAC). The ninth session of the Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation will be held on September 12-13 in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana.
The statement came form the ambassador of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan Serik Primbetov during a press conference marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
According to Primbetov, the agenda includes the implementation of the agreements of the last year’s meeting.
The parties will also discuss prospects of trade and economic ties, cooperation in the field of transport, health, environment, agriculture, education, science, tourism, sports and culture.
Azerbaijani-Kazakhstani relations have traditionally been friendly due to cultural and historical factors. Thus, many Azeris and Kazakhs, as well as the head of both states usually refer to it as Azeri-Kazakh brotherhood and consider the other nation an ally and a brother-nation.
Both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan were part of the Achaemenid Empire, Sassanid Empire, Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate, Great Seljuq Empire, Russian Empire and Soviet Union. Following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union both countries declared their independence. Diplomatic relations were established on August 27, 1992. Azerbaijan has an embassy in Astana and a consulate in Aktau. Kazakhstan in turn has an embassy in Baku. Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Turkic Council, Joint Administration of Turkic Arts and Culture, Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Azerbaijanis and Kazakhs are both Turkic-speaking people and share close historical, religious and cultural ties. Both are littoral states of the Caspian Sea and possess a common maritime border. During the Great Purge in the Soviet Union, more than 150.000 Azerbaijanis immigrated to Kazakhstan and the current Azeri population reaches 85,000. Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan see each other as main allies and partners in Central Asia and Transcaucasia.
Both countries are members of Turkic Council and Joint Administration of Turkic Arts and Culture.
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