In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Azerbaijan's Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva arrive to attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games at the Bishkek Arena in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)