Baku, Azerbaijan, March 24. The Govemment of
the Republic of Azerbaijan has on Thursday 19 March 2025 formally
submitted the instruments of ratification of the D-8 Charter to the
Secretariat of the Developing-8 Organization for Economic
Cooperation (D-8) in Istanbul, Türkiye, thus becoming a full member
of the D-8 Organization, Trend reports.
It would be recalled that the 11* Summit of the Heads of State
and Goverment of the D-8 Member States had unanimously accepted
Azerbaijan’s application to become a member of the D-8 during their
meeting, held in Cairo, Egypt, on 19 December 2024.
Meanwhile, the Summit’s decision had prompted Azerbaijan to
ratify the D-8 Charter as a prerequisite to become a full member of
the organization. Also, the D-8 Charter ratification process by the
Government of Azerbaijan was marked by its Parliament adopting Law
No. 149-VIIQ on 7 March 2025, and its subsequent signing by the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, thus putting
the law into effect.
No doubt, Azerbaijan’s accession as the ninth member of the D-8
is a milestone for the organization, as this development will open
broader opportunities and strengthen collaboration among its member
states to achieve the objectives and goals as mandated by its
Charter.