On October 15, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in the Republic of Azerbaijan to attend the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). This was reported by the official news agency "Atavatan-Turkmenistan".

At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the President of Turkmenistan was welcomed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, Shahin Mustafayev, and other officials.

On October 15, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon also arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on a working visit to attend the 7th CICA Summit.

Turkmenistan holds observer status in this council.