BAKU, Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan’s parliament ratified a treaty establishing allied relations with Kyrgyzstan on October 13, completing the Azerbaijani legislative stage for the agreement signed by the countries’ presidents in July.
The Milli Majlis approved the measure in one reading, according to Vesti Baku and the parliament’s official bill record.
President Ilham Aliyev and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signed the treaty in Cholpon-Ata on July 31. The two governments described it as a new stage in bilateral relations covering political, economic and security cooperation.
The Azerbaijani parliament’s vote approves the treaty domestically. A separate announcement on when the agreement formally enters into force had not been issued at the time of publication.
Road Transport Agreement Also Approved
Lawmakers also approved an agreement between Azerbaijan’s government and Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers on international road transport. The measure creates a legal framework for commercial vehicle traffic between the two countries.
The transport agreement was also adopted in one reading, according to the parliament’s published record.
Sources: Vesti Baku; Milli Majlis.