The C6 platform marks a new phase in regional integration between Central Asia and Azerbaijan, with Uzbekistan positioning itself as one of the principal engines of this transformation. By emphasizing institutional dialogue, industrial cooperation, energy complementarity, and diversification through the Middle Corridor, Tashkent seeks to shape a resilient and forward-looking regional architecture.

The expansion of the C5 format into C6 with Azerbaijan’s inclusion marks a new stage in regional integration between Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Experts in Kyrgyzstan view the format as a practical mechanism for strengthening economic coordination, developing the Middle Corridor, and diversifying trade routes. Strategic cooperation between Bishkek and Baku enhances connectivity, investment flows, and long-term regional resilience amid shifting geo-economic realities.

Four Moscow airports restricted flights for security reasons, aviation regulator Rosaviatsia said on Sunday, amid a drone attack on the Russian capital.

Hungary will block the European Union's next package of sanctions against Russia, the foreign minister said on Sunday, the latest step aimed at pushing Ukraine to resume the flow of Russian oil through a pipeline supplying Hungarian refineries.