President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived at the “Palace of Independence” to participate in the meeting held in the "SCO plus" format in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, Caspian Energy Media reports with reference to the official website of the President of Azerbaijan.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev welcomed President Ilham Aliyev.

Then, the participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit posed together for a group photo.