Kyrgyz Expert: Azerbaijan Will Become a Link Between Central Asia and the South Caucasus

21 November 2025 [18:53] Kyrgyz expert: Azerbaijan will become a link between Central Asia and the South Caucasus Baku, 21 November, Tamilla Mammadova, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s accession to the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of State of Central Asia is of important strategic significance. Kyrgyz political scientist and economist Iskender Sharsheev said this in the latest episode of AZERTAC’s program “Azerbaijan and the World.” According to him, the countries of the region are closely connected by a common history, language and culture, which makes it easier to deepen cooperation. “In the context of changing global geopolitics, growing problems along maritime routes, and increasing demand for land routes, the importance of the revived ‘Silk Road’ is rapidly growing. The emerging transport corridor from China to Europe is once again becoming one of the key directions of global logistics,” the expert noted. Sharsheev also emphasized that Azerbaijan’s role in this process is extremely important: the main Trans-Caspian route passes through its territory, providing the countries of Central Asia with access to European markets, promoting the development of trade, strengthening food and economic security, and reducing dependence on a limited number of transport routes. In his view, expanding the meeting format to a “group of six” increases the region’s influence and may lead to deeper integration – from coordination in the field of security to the formation of a common trade space. In the long term, he believes, a supra-regional association similar to the European Union may emerge, in which Azerbaijan will become the connecting link between Central Asia and the South Caucasus. https://azertag.az/ru/xeber/kyrgyzskii_ekspert_azerbaidzhan_stanet_svyazuyushchim_zvenom_mezhdu_centralnoi_aziei_i_yuzhnym_kavkazom-3875383