The reputation of Azerbaijan has increased in Central Asia, especially since the 44-day War. The visits of presidents of Central Asian countries to Azerbaijan confirm it. Besides, many common values unite Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries such as religion, and belonging to the same language families.

In addition, Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries are represented in the same several international organizations, such as CIS, TURKPA, and so on. Furthermore, Central Asian countries expressed solidarity with Azerbaijan and supported Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. Even Central Asian Turkic countries went further and financed the construction of schools in Azerbaijan's liberated lands which had been under Armenian occupation for thirty years.

The visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to Azerbaijan, which started on April 24, is a perfect example of the friendship and fraternity between the two states. The relations between the two nations date back hundreds of years, and it started with merchants hundreds of years ago then evolved into political relations in the last century. It is worth noting that Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan had fraternal relations even during the Soviet Union. Currently, up to 20,000 Azerbaijanis live in Kyrgyzstan. They are closely involved in the socio-political life of Kyrgyzstan. Most of the Azerbaijanis living in Kyrgyzstan are those who were exiled from Azerbaijan during the........

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