Three New Countries Join the Group of Friends of Neutrality in 2025: Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Eswatini

In 2025, three Member States — Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Eswatini — joined the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development.

With these new members, the Group now brings together 29 countries, reflecting growing international interest in neutrality as a constructive tool for the promotion of peace, confidence-building, security and sustainable development, in line with the principles of the United Nations Charter.

The next meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality is scheduled to take place in February 2026.

Further information on the Group is available at:
https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/permanent-neutrality/group-of-friends-of-neutrality-for-peace-security-and-sustainable-development