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D-8 week being organized in Azerbaijan

17 October 2025 17:16 (UTC +04:00)

In accordance with the discussions held during the meeting of the President of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev, with the Secretary General of the D-8 Developing Countries Organization in Baku on March 4, 2025, Azerbaijan is actively working in this Organization, APA-Economics reports.

This week, D-8 Week is being organized in Azerbaijan for the first time.

Within the framework of D-8 Week, relevant meetings are being held with the participation of D-8 member countries regarding the D-8 Energy and Climate Center, D-8 Media Center of Excellence, and D-8 Transport Center of Excellence to be established in Azerbaijan, as well as the first-ever informal meeting of D-8 Commissioners (Retreat) and the D-8 High-Level Dialogue on Climate and Cities.

These events discussed reforms in the Organization in order to transform the D-8 Organization into a strong economic bloc, as well as the introduction of new topics such as climate, urban planning, and media cooperation to the D-8 agenda. Azerbaijan became the first country to be admitted to the D-8 organization since its establishment 27 years ago at the D-8 Summit held in Cairo in December last year. The current list of D-8 member states includes Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Malaysia. Egypt currently holds the D-8 presidency, and Indonesia will assume the D-8 presidency for 2 years from January 1, 2026. The D-8 High-Level Dialogue on Climate and Cities is organized within the framework of Azerbaijan's COP29 Presidency and is attended by Ministers of Climate and Urban Planning of D-8 member countries, D-8 Commissioners and heads of cities from the D-8 region. Ministers of Climate and Urban Planning of D-8 member countries, D-8 Commissioners, and heads of cities from the D-8 region also participated in the Third National Urban Planning Forum of Azerbaijan.