Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in Azerbaijan on Oct. 15 to participate in the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), the Azerbaijani state news agency AZERTAC reported.
Berdimuhammedov was welcomed at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku by Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and other officials, according to the agency.
The summit agenda includes strengthening confidence, peace and security in Asia, as well as further developing CICA and expanding cooperation among its member states. The summit is being held under Azerbaijan’s chairmanship of the organization.
CICA is an international forum aimed at strengthening cooperation and promoting peace, security and stability in Asia. According to the organization’s official website, it brings together 28 member states that account for about 90% of the continent’s territory and population.
