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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev Arrives in Kyrgyzstan

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Bishkek with his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, for a working visit.
  • He is scheduled to attend the SCO Plus meeting and the opening of the sixth World Nomad Games.
  • Kyrgyzstan holds the Shanghai Cooperation Organization presidency in 2026 and will host a summit marking the group’s 25th anniversary.

Ilham Aliyev arrived in Bishkek with a distinctly Kyrgyz welcome: officials presented the Azerbaijani president with a stuffed snow leopard, Kyrgyzstan’s national symbol and the official mascot of the sixth World Nomad Games.

Aliyev and his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, arrived at Manas International Airport, where they were received by Adylbek Kasymaliev, chairman of Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers and head of the Presidential Administration.

The Azerbaijani president came to participate in the SCO Plus meeting and the opening ceremony of the World Nomad Games. Kyrgyzstan holds the Shanghai Cooperation Organization presidency in 2026.

Bishkek is also due to host an SCO summit dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the organization’s founding.

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