An Azerbaijani delegation will participate in the Fourth Meeting of the D-8 Trade Ministers Council, and its preceding senior officials meeting, which will be hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt on December 1-2, 2025, in Cairo.

The event will be attended by member states’ delegations.

The session will include a review of the provisional agenda for the 4th meeting, followed by statements from the D-8 Secretary General and the heads of delegations.

The ministerial meeting on December 2 is expected to adopt the Cairo Declaration on trade cooperation.

Established in 1997 to promote economic cooperation among member states, the D-8 group currently includes Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Türkiye and Azerbaijan, with Egypt having held the chairmanship since last year.

Azerbaijan was unanimously elected a member of the D-8 on December 19, 2024, at the 11th Summit of the organization in Cairo.

Shikhali Aliyev

Special correspondent