Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan deepen trade and Trans-Caspian ties

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 23, 2026 · 844 words · By Akis Tatsis

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Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship in Tashkent and launched new projects in banking, energy, tourism and mining.

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What happened

Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship in Tashkent and launched new projects in banking, energy, tourism and mining.

Why it matters

The two countries will also co-host the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2027.

Common ground

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship on Sunday and set a target of raising bilateral trade to $1bn (€856mn) by 2030, as Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev deepened economic and transport ties during talks in Tashkent.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 23 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A public environmental impact assessment hearing for the project was held in January.”

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Claim 2: “Transit freight between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan reached 1.4 million tonnes in 2025.”

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Claim 3: “Azerbaijan's state-owned ABB is also negotiating the acquisition of a 51% stake in Uzbekistan's Davr Bank.”

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Claim 4: “President Aliyev received Uzbekistan’s Order of Oliy Darajali Dustlik, while President Mirziyoyev was awarded Azerbaijan’s Heydar Aliyev Order.”

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Claim 5: “following a FIFA Council decision in 2025.”

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Claim 6: “city-to-city partnerships pairing Urgench with both Khankendi and Nakhchivan, and Bukhara with Lachin.”

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Claim 7: “European and international partners announced €10bn in ongoing and planned transport investment commitments in Central Asia in 2024.”

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Claim 8: “The two countries had already upgraded relations by signing a Treaty on Allied Relations in 2024.”

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Multiple sources confirm the signing and ratification of the Treaty on Allied Relations in August 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan relations refer to the bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Both countries were formally apart of the Soviet Union. Diplomatic ties were established on October …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan–Uzbekistan_relation…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) are two main treaty-based Western organisations for cooperation between member states, both headquartered in Brussels, Belgium…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union–NATO_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states (thirty in Europe and two in North America). Founded in the aftermath of World War II, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO

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Claim 9: “Uzbek government figures put planned investment in the 577-hectare project at $5bn (€4.28bn).”

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Claim 10: “inaugurated the new campus of the Nizami National Pedagogical University in New Tashkent, a 40-hectare complex is designed for 20,000 students.”

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Claim 11: “Trade between January and May 2026 reached $144mn (€123mn), up 33% year-on-year.”

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The specific figure of $144 million and a 33% increase for January-May 2026 is mentioned in one source. Other results for this claim are irrelevant (Wikipedia Uzbekistan, Report.az flight data).

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web search NEUTRAL — Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan

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web search NEUTRAL — In January-July 2026, 1,017 regular flights were performed between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, which is 56% more than in the same period last year. During this period, 120,900 passengers were carried -…
https://report.az/en/infrastructure/jasurbek-choriev-uzbekis…

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web search NEUTRAL — Uzbekistan and Iran are seeking to expand agricultural cooperation, with officials focusing on livestock, farm mechanization, trade and investment, fisheries, research…
https://www.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/4226321.html

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Claim 12: “Sea Breeze Uzbekistan, a planned year-round tourism and residential development by Azerbaijan's Agalarov Development at the Charvak reservoir in the Bostanlyk district of Tashkent region.”

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Claim 13: “In June, the European Commission also signed agreements with international financial institutions expected to mobilise up to €2bn for connectivity projects in the Black Sea region and South Caucasus.”

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Claim 14: “chaired the third meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, a presidential-level body established in 2023”

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Multiple sources confirm the creation of the Supreme Interstate Council between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan to deepen cooperation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The transition period of the Soviet Union was declared by the adoption of the Law of the Soviet Union "On the bodies of state power and administration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Common Economic Space is the goal and the result of the process of economic integration of post-Soviet states envisaged by Article 7 of the Agreement on the creation the Commonwealth of Independen…
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Claim 15: “The two countries will also co-host the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2027.”

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Two separate web sources explicitly state that Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan will jointly host the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival will be the inaugural edition of the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival, an international youth football competition organised by FIFA; the initial edition will be …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_U-15_World_Cup_&_Fes…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will be the 43rd edition of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including previous editions of the AFC Youth Championship and AFC U-19 Championship), the biennial international youth f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_AFC_U-20_Asian_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 25th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member as…
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Claim 16: “launched work on a four-hectare Azerbaijan Park in New Tashkent”

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Claim 17: “Some of the projects nclude a gypsum plant, two STEAM schools, five planned SOCAR filling stations and a facility to process silver-bearing ore.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the specific projects mentioned (gypsum plant, STEAM schools, SOCAR stations, silver-bearing ore facility).

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Claim 18: “Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship in Tashkent”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship in Tashkent.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of treaties contains known agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_treaties

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Bishkek SCO summit was the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), held from 31 August to 1 September 2026 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. It was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Bishkek_SCO_summit

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Claim 19: “set a target of raising bilateral trade to $1bn (€856mn) by 2030”

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While one web search result mentions a '$1 billion trade target' in the snippet for the Treaty on Eternal Friendship, the other provided search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (Speedtest, Wikipedia general relations). Only one source snippet corroborates the specific target.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azerbaijanis in Uzbekistan (Azerbaijani: Özbəkistan azərbaycanlıları) are part of the Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Uzbek citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. Azerbaijan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijanis_in_Uzbekistan

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Claim 20: “The two governments also established the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Investment Company in 2023, with $500mn (€428mn) in capital”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Azerbaijan and does not mention the Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan Investment Company or its capital.

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web search NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan is an observer state of the World Trade Organization. The vast majority of the country's population (97%) is Muslim. [26][27] The Constitution of Azerbaijan does not declare an official rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan

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web search NEUTRAL — In this article, the history of Azerbaijan is understood as the history of the region now forming the Republic of Azerbaijan. Topographically, the land is contained by the southern slopes of the Cauca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Azerbaijan

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web search NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan; officially called the Republic of Azerbaijan) is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. It borders on Russia in the north, Georgia and, Armenia in the …
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan

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Claim 21: “trade reached $795mn (€680mn) in 2025”

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Three independent web sources confirm that bilateral trade reached $795 million in 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2025, the volume of trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan increased more than threefold compared to the previous year and reached USD 795 million.
https://econational.ir/en/news/856/trade-between-azerbaijan-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aliyev said in an interview with Uzbekistan's state news agency UzA before his visit that bilateral trade reached $795 million in 2025, more than three times the previous year's figure.Transit freight…
https://caliber.az/en/post/uzbekistan-azerbaijan-deepen-ties…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2025, trade between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan more than tripled from the previous year, reaching $795 million, which is an excellent indicator. From January to May 2026, bilateral trade also rose b…
https://uza.uz/uz/posts/president-ilham-aliyev-every-time-i-…

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Claim 22: “In the first half of 2026, volumes rose 12.2% year-on-year to 675,000 tonnes”

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Claim 23: “According to S&P Global, the deal exceeds $100 million (€86 million)”

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