Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan deepen cooperation in media

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are expanding cooperation in the media sector, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with Uzbekistan's National Information Agency (UzA), Report informs.

He noted that Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan held joint media forums in their respective countries in 2024 and 2025.

In 2023, the 1st Forum of Cooperation of NGOs of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan was held in Fuzuli, while in 2024, the 2nd Forum of Cooperation of NGOs of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan were held in Tashkent, the head of state added.

"As a practical outcome of these forums, in 2026, the two brotherly countries jointly announced, for the first time, a grant competition for NGOs. As a result of the competition, the winning projects from Azerbaijan will be implemented in Uzbekistan, while the winning projects from Uzbekistan will be implemented in Azerbaijan," the Azerbaijani leader concluded.