The international forum titled “The Caspian Macro-Region: The Architecture of Political Partnership between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan,” held in Aktau, Kazakhstan, has concluded with panel sessions.
The discussions focused on prospects for developing cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in the political, legal, transport and humanitarian fields, as well as strengthening regional ties in the Caspian region.
The panel sessions were moderated by experts Eldar Jafarov, Emin Jabbarov, Elvin Talishinski and Orkhan Yolchuyev.
The first panel, titled “Legal Foundations of Integration,” addressed the legal framework for cooperation between the two countries, the role of universities in developing legal culture and public diplomacy, and issues related to the Caspian Sea’s environmental security amid the development of the Middle Corridor.
The second panel, “Transport Diplomacy and the Middle Corridor,” focused on the Caspian Sea’s geopolitical importance, the role of transport diplomacy in regional cooperation, and the Middle Corridor’s contribution to strengthening connectivity between Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
The third panel was dedicated to “The Role of the Diaspora and Public Diplomacy in Strengthening Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan Relations.” Discussions covered information and cultural diplomacy, the role of the diaspora, the shared historical and cultural values of the two countries, and ways to develop cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States.
At the end of the forum, participants received certificates and posed for a commemorative photograph.
The event was held with the support of the State Committee on Work with the Diaspora of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Aktau, and organized by the Sh. Yessenov Caspian State University of Technologies and Engineering and the Azerbaijan Center Public Foundation.