State visit of President Ilham Aliyev in the spotlight of Kyrgyz media

The state visit of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the Kyrgyz Republic received extensive coverage in the country's mass media.

As reported by AZERTAC, Kyrgyz news agencies, television channels, newspapers, and online publications provided detailed coverage of the arrival of the head of the Azerbaijani state, the official welcoming ceremony, the negotiations between Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Sadyr Japarov, the signing of the Treaty on Allied Relations, and the prospects for further cooperation between the two countries.

The media paid special attention to President Ilham Aliyev's statement on the elevation of Azerbaijani-Kyrgyz relations to the level of an alliance, his high assessment of Kyrgyzstan's socio-economic achievements, as well as his remarks about the transformation of Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries into a single geopolitical and geoeconomic region.

Coverage of the state visit began with publications about its upcoming program.

"Vecherny Bishkek" reported that the visit program included negotiations between the heads of state in a one-on-one format and the holding of the third session of the Interstate Council.

The arrival of President Ilham Aliyev on July 30 at the "Issyk-Kul" international airport was reported by the "Kabar" agency, the state newspaper "Erkin-Too", KTRK, the ELTR television channel, as well as Kaktus.media, 24.kg, Super.kg, and IM.kg.

The "Kabar" agency noted that the President of Azerbaijan was met by President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov. The state flags of both countries were raised on flagpoles, and an honor guard company was lined up along the red carpet.

Kyrgyz media provided detailed coverage of the official welcoming ceremony held at the "Ruh-Ordo" cultural center in Cholpon-Ata. The publication Kaktus.media featured President Ilham Aliyev's greeting to the military servicemen in its headline: "Salam, asker!" (Hello, soldiers!).

One of the central topics of publications was President Ilham Aliyev's statement on the elevation of relations between Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan to the level of allied cooperation.

The AKIpress agency featured the words of the head of the Azerbaijani state in its headline: "There is no level higher than this in the world." The topic of the transition of Azerbaijani-Kyrgyz relations to the allied level was also reflected in the headlines of Open.kg, Sputnik Kyrgyzstan, and 24.kg.

The "Kabar" agency, Economist.kg, and IM.kg provided detailed coverage of the negotiations between Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Sadyr Japarov. According to their reports, the parties discussed prospects for expanding cooperation in the areas of economy, investment, transport, energy, education, and other