"Cooperation in the media sphere has produced important results. On September 23–25, 2024, the 1st Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Media Forum was convened in Tashkent, while the 2nd Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Media Forum was held in Baku on September 29, 2025," President Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with the Uzbekistan National News Agency (UzA), APA reports.
"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. 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 President emphasized.