OFFICIAL NEWS
AZERBAIJAN ATTACHES STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO COOPERATION WITH USA
VISIT OF AZERBAIJAN PRESIDENT TO USA
MEETING AT COUNCIL OF FOREIGN RELATIONS
The former US president’s National Security Advisor general Brent Scowcroft opened the meeting. He updated on the biography of Ilham Aliyev, noting that Azerbaijan is one of the strategic partners of the United States. Speaking of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, he said the Armenian troops had occupied territories of Azerbaijan. He appraised Azerbaijan’s efforts for settlement of the conflict and stressed they would and henceforth support Azerbaijan’s fair position.
President Ilham Aliyev gave a speech. He, in particular, said Azerbaijan experiences the period of development. He spoke of hardships in the first years of independence, on the socio-political situation that led the country to verge of civil war. And when Heydar Aliyev returned to power in the Republic, it was he who established socio-political stability in the country and launched many international projects.
President Aliyev said Azerbaijan attaches strategic importance to partnership with the United States of America. There is mutual understanding on cooperation with USA in the field of safety and economy, he stressed.
The President informed on riches of Azerbaijan and the huge investments involved in the country’s economy. He also gave detailed information on the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno Karabakh conflict, its hard sequences and negotiation process for settlement of the problem.
President Ilham Aliyev answered many questions.
The head of the Azerbaijan State also dwelt on the Azerbaijan-Russia relations, noting these ties successfully develop. Azerbaijan is on economic progress and never will become a space of confrontation, he emphasized.
President Aliyev responded the questions on democratization process in Azerbaijan, bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and USA and “orange revolutions”.