BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 6. The Khankendi
Communiqué was adopted following the 17th Summit of the Economic
Cooperation Organization (ECO), Trend reports citing Azerbaijan’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
The Communiqué highly praised the large-scale restoration and
reconstruction efforts carried out in Azerbaijan’s liberated
Karabakh and East Zangezur economic regions.
It also reaffirmed the right of Azerbaijanis expelled from
Armenia to return to their homeland with dignity.
In line with the theme of the summit, the Communiqué identified
economic sustainability and resilience to climate change as key
priorities for the future ECO agenda.
The environmental initiatives led by women leaders of the ECO
region, Azerbaijan’s First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva and
Türkiye’s First Lady Emine Erdogan – in particular the Zero Waste
initiative – were also highly appreciated.
The document emphasized the importance of launching the ECO
Clean Energy Center and expanding the activities of the ECO
Research Center.
Furthermore, it supported strengthening the mandates of ECO
Investment, the ECO Council of Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
the Single Information Space, and the ECO Trade and Development
Bank.
The importance of sustainable urban development was underlined,
including the upcoming World Urban Forum (WUF13) to be held in Baku
next year.
The full text of the communiqué is available at the following
link:
https://eco.int/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/5-065-25-1.pdf.
