Baku CICA Summit Unites Rivals Amid War and Digital Push
Azerbaijan hosted the 7th Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, bringing together leaders from Israel, Iran, and other nations despite ongoing regional conflicts. President Ilham Aliyev positioned Azerbaijan as a Eurasian hub, while Kazakhstan proposed expanding CICA into a formal international body with new focuses on AI and water security. India emphasized counter-terrorism and Global South representation, and Turkmenistan launched a climate dialogue initiative.