OFFICIAL NEWS
AZERBAIJAN PAYS A SPECIAL IMPORTANCE TO HIGHER LEVEL OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH USA
PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVED NEW US AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN
Having warmly greeted the Ambassador, Ilham Aliyev congratulated him on the appointment. He pointed out that beginning of the activities of a new head of the US diplomatic mission is very important for Azerbaijan. Against the background of political processes in the world, Azerbaijan being a strategic partner of the USA and permanently developing relationships with that country, takes efforts for achievement of higher level of the relations between the two countries in the future.
Further, Prime Minister told in details on the country’s integration into international organizations and its cooperation with developed countries for recent ten years. The most important economic developments - projects of the main export pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, gas pipeline Baku-Tbilisi-Erzerum - are the results of close cooperation of Azerbaijan with the USA, he said. Ilham Aliyev underlined that Azerbaijan supports the US’ position on international terrorism combat and is a member of that coalition.
He expressed confidence that the USA will do its best for just and peaceful settlement of the extremely complicated problem for our country, Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Karabakh.
Prime Minister wished success in Ambassador’s activities in the name of further development of relationships between the United States and Azerbaijan.
Renault Harnish expressed gratitude for warm welcome to Prime Minister and highly appraised activities of the President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev in development of American-Azerbaijani relationships. He pointed out that the government of the United States is doing its best for the soonest completion of treatment of the President of Azerbaijan and his return to motherland. The diplomat wished President Heydar Aliyev a good health, congratulated Ilham Aliyev on his appointment as Prime Minister.
Azerbaijan is a friendly country for the USA. Inter-state relations have been rapidly developing and strengthening in the period of previous Ambassadors’ activity. It is not accidental that this year the US government allocated big sums for fulfillment of different programs in Azerbaijan. Having highly appraised Azerbaijan’s joining the coalition with the USA on international terrorism combat, Ambassador pointed out that in addition, Azerbaijan contributed into peace and security in Kosovo and Afghanistan.
The soonest peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict is of great importance for USA that is why the USA will intensify their efforts in this issue.
Besides, the parties shared their views on other issues of mutual interest at the meeting.