In Bishkek, as part of the United Nations Special Program for the Central Asian Economies (Peppers), the economic forum "Strengthening connectivity for sustainable development in the Peppers region", the 21st meeting of the Peppers Steering Council and the meeting of the fourth Steering Committee of the Peppers Fund took place. The events were attended by an Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Economy Rubnag Abdulaev. At the forum, with the participation of the representatives of the member states of Peppers, international organizations and development institutions, a high-level political dialogue took place. Opportunities for cooperation in deepening regional economic integration, sustainable development, strengthening transportation, trade and digital connections were discussed. In a speech at the forum, Deputy Minister of Economy Rubnag Abdulaev emphasized the importance of expanding regional economic cooperation, strengthening transport and transit ties and increasing trade opportunities within the framework of peppers. He noted that projects carried out on its initiative and with the participation of Azerbaijan contribute to the development of connectivity and sustainable economic growth in the region. The forum discussed the development of multimodal transportation corridors, improvement of logistics infrastructure, simplification of border crossing procedures, modernization of customs systems and expansion of electronic commerce, as well as digitization of information exchange and document flow along the trans-financial transportation corridor. Alongside this, issues of integrating small and medium-sized businesses into regional value chains, promoting innovation, supporting women's entrepreneurship and overall economic development were examined. There was an exchange of views on the financing of sustainable infrastructure projects, public-private partnership mechanisms, cooperation with international financial institutions and regional investment opportunities.

In Bishkek, as part of the United Nations Special Program for the Central Asian Economies (Peppers), the economic forum "Strengthening connectivity for sustainable development in the Peppers region", the 21st meeting of the Peppers Steering Council and the meeting of the fourth Steering Committee of the Peppers Fund took place. The events were attended by an Azerbaijani delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Economy Rubnag Abdulaev. At the forum, with the participation of the representatives of the member states of Peppers, international organizations and development institutions, a high-level political dialogue took place. Opportunities for cooperation in deepening regional economic integration, sustainable development, strengthening transportation, trade and digital connections were discussed. In a speech at the forum, Deputy Minister of Economy Rubnag Abdulaev emphasized the importance of expanding regional economic cooperation, strengthening transport and transit ties and increasing trade opportunities within the framework of peppers. He noted that projects carried out on its initiative and with the participation of Azerbaijan contribute to the development of connectivity and sustainable economic growth in the region. The forum discussed the development of multimodal transportation corridors, improvement of logistics infrastructure, simplification of border crossing procedures, modernization of customs systems and expansion of electronic commerce, as well as digitization of information exchange and document flow along the trans-financial transportation corridor. Alongside this, issues of integrating small and medium-sized businesses into regional value chains, promoting innovation, supporting women's entrepreneurship and overall economic development were examined. There was an exchange of views on the financing of sustainable infrastructure projects, public-private partnership mechanisms, cooperation with international financial institutions and regional investment opportunities.