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President Ilham Aliyev: There are very good opportunities for Azerbaijan and Palestine to develop bilateral relations - PHOTOS - UPDATE
30 June 2011 [09:30] - TODAY.AZ
Following their extended meeting, Presidents of the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the State of Palestine Ilham Aliyev and Mahmoud Abbas
made press statements on June 28, Azerbaijani president’s official
website reported.
President Abbas expressed his deep gratitude to President Aliyev for an invitation to visit the brotherly country. "I am thankful to your government, people, the country for assistance and support in resolving the Palestinian problem, Palestine’s gaining of independence, freedom and an independent state with a capital in the Holy Jerusalem, which we consider one of the three holy places of Islam. The first is Jerusalem, second - Medina and third - Mecca," he said.
He said now the sides are at the beginning of networking.
"We are at the initial stage of establishing cooperation in all fields. I hope that we will see your support in the development of these relations in the future," President Abbas said.
Abbas also voiced an appreciation for the assistance and allocation of a building for the Palestinian embassy. "I would like to thank for providing the residential building for the ambassador and rendering him the necessary support. We and our people appreciate it," he said.
President Abbas said he is proud of the Azerbaijan Republic. "We know that the first democratic republic was created here in 1918. This means that you are considered mature in the way of democracy and you teach democracy to others. This is a great cause. We are also aware that the Azerbaijani woman has the right to vote since 1918. You go along the path of democracy. We have much common. We are also moving toward democracy. Our women also vote, elect and are elected. They take their rightful place everywhere, including in the municipalities. The aim is to achieve gender equality. We, at some extent, are learning from you in the issue of women's equality," he stressed.
Abbas stressed that the sides discussed the Palestinian issue. "This is a political issue," he added. During the talks with Mr. President, I assured him that our first, second and third way is a peaceful way, it passes through peaceful negotiations. We say all paths lead to peace. The world agrees with us in this issue. If the Israeli government returns to borders of 1967 at the international level, we are ready to negotiate with them for peace. But, unfortunately, we failed to do so. Therefore, they proposed to apply to the United Nations. Let them tell us, what people, who are living under occupation for over 63 years, should do? We want independence at least. We are working on it. If we do not succeed, then we will turn to the UN. Moreover, we also have internal problems. But, we are working on this issue. We have signed a document on the national unity and took some steps with the help of Allah. We are seeking to create the Palestinian Authority through this national unity. With the help of Allah, we will soon reach our goals in this issue."
There are common problems here, Abbas said. "You and we have common problems," President Abbas said. "Your land is also occupied. We both have refugees. The UN has adopted four well-known resolutions that apply to you - Resolution No. 822, 853, 874 and 884. All these UN resolutions call for peace. The UN has adopted 15 and more resolutions on our issue. These resolutions also call for peace. But, we are patiently waiting for these issues have been resolved peacefully, so that we can enjoy the benefits conferred by the world."
President Abbas underscored that the Palestinian side was watching the Kazan meeting. "We observed the position of Russia, France and the U.S. in addressing this problem," he said. "This is evidence to the world’s interest towards the problem. But, we say that it is better to solve these problems today than tomorrow. Because, no one can guarantee that they will be resolved tomorrow. We hope that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, refugee problem had been resolved. We do not require anything extra of the international law. We have common problems. We want them to be resolved. We hope that peace established on these lands and the world's people lived in peace and tranquility," "Thank you for your hospitality. We hope that Mr. President will visit Palestine in a comfortable time for him. We hope these visits were repeated," Abbas stated.
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President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas has today visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The Palestinian President was welcomed by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva.
President Ilham Aliyev and Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva briefed President Mahmoud Abbas on the activity of the Foundation.
The Palestinian leader was told the main goal of the Foundation, established in the memory of the Azerbaijani people`s national leader, is to study and popularize prominent political figure Heydar Aliyev`s rich heritage, give an idea to the future generations and foreign visitors about his large-scale activity to achieve Azerbaijan`s socio-economic, cultural progress, and assist projects promoting the country`s history and culture.
The President saw exhibits taken from the archive of the great leader and reflecting his childhood, youth, university years and career, pictures covering the very various moments of his life and giving a comprehensive idea of the whole history of Azerbaijan, photos taken with figures of science, culture and art, leaders of different countries.
President Mahmoud Abbas signed the Foundation's Guest Book. President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva presented a keepsake to the Palestinian leader.
President Abbas expressed his deep gratitude to President Aliyev for an invitation to visit the brotherly country. "I am thankful to your government, people, the country for assistance and support in resolving the Palestinian problem, Palestine’s gaining of independence, freedom and an independent state with a capital in the Holy Jerusalem, which we consider one of the three holy places of Islam. The first is Jerusalem, second - Medina and third - Mecca," he said.
He said now the sides are at the beginning of networking.
"We are at the initial stage of establishing cooperation in all fields. I hope that we will see your support in the development of these relations in the future," President Abbas said.
Abbas also voiced an appreciation for the assistance and allocation of a building for the Palestinian embassy. "I would like to thank for providing the residential building for the ambassador and rendering him the necessary support. We and our people appreciate it," he said.
President Abbas said he is proud of the Azerbaijan Republic. "We know that the first democratic republic was created here in 1918. This means that you are considered mature in the way of democracy and you teach democracy to others. This is a great cause. We are also aware that the Azerbaijani woman has the right to vote since 1918. You go along the path of democracy. We have much common. We are also moving toward democracy. Our women also vote, elect and are elected. They take their rightful place everywhere, including in the municipalities. The aim is to achieve gender equality. We, at some extent, are learning from you in the issue of women's equality," he stressed.
Abbas stressed that the sides discussed the Palestinian issue. "This is a political issue," he added. During the talks with Mr. President, I assured him that our first, second and third way is a peaceful way, it passes through peaceful negotiations. We say all paths lead to peace. The world agrees with us in this issue. If the Israeli government returns to borders of 1967 at the international level, we are ready to negotiate with them for peace. But, unfortunately, we failed to do so. Therefore, they proposed to apply to the United Nations. Let them tell us, what people, who are living under occupation for over 63 years, should do? We want independence at least. We are working on it. If we do not succeed, then we will turn to the UN. Moreover, we also have internal problems. But, we are working on this issue. We have signed a document on the national unity and took some steps with the help of Allah. We are seeking to create the Palestinian Authority through this national unity. With the help of Allah, we will soon reach our goals in this issue."
There are common problems here, Abbas said. "You and we have common problems," President Abbas said. "Your land is also occupied. We both have refugees. The UN has adopted four well-known resolutions that apply to you - Resolution No. 822, 853, 874 and 884. All these UN resolutions call for peace. The UN has adopted 15 and more resolutions on our issue. These resolutions also call for peace. But, we are patiently waiting for these issues have been resolved peacefully, so that we can enjoy the benefits conferred by the world."
President Abbas underscored that the Palestinian side was watching the Kazan meeting. "We observed the position of Russia, France and the U.S. in addressing this problem," he said. "This is evidence to the world’s interest towards the problem. But, we say that it is better to solve these problems today than tomorrow. Because, no one can guarantee that they will be resolved tomorrow. We hope that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, refugee problem had been resolved. We do not require anything extra of the international law. We have common problems. We want them to be resolved. We hope that peace established on these lands and the world's people lived in peace and tranquility," "Thank you for your hospitality. We hope that Mr. President will visit Palestine in a comfortable time for him. We hope these visits were repeated," Abbas stated.
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President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas has today visited the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The Palestinian President was welcomed by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva.
President Ilham Aliyev and Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva briefed President Mahmoud Abbas on the activity of the Foundation.
The Palestinian leader was told the main goal of the Foundation, established in the memory of the Azerbaijani people`s national leader, is to study and popularize prominent political figure Heydar Aliyev`s rich heritage, give an idea to the future generations and foreign visitors about his large-scale activity to achieve Azerbaijan`s socio-economic, cultural progress, and assist projects promoting the country`s history and culture.
The President saw exhibits taken from the archive of the great leader and reflecting his childhood, youth, university years and career, pictures covering the very various moments of his life and giving a comprehensive idea of the whole history of Azerbaijan, photos taken with figures of science, culture and art, leaders of different countries.
President Mahmoud Abbas signed the Foundation's Guest Book. President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva presented a keepsake to the Palestinian leader.
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Presidents of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Palestine Ilham Aliyev and Mahmoud Abbas delivered press statements on June 28 after an extended meeting, Azerbaijani president’s official website reported.
President Aliyev sincerely welcomed President Abbas in Azerbaijan. He said President Abbas’s visit is historical. "The Palestinian president arrived in Azerbaijan with an official visit for the first time. I would like to thank you for accepting my invitation and visiting Azerbaijan. Your visit is of great significance," President Aliyev said.
"The Azerbaijan-Palestine relations are developing," Aliyev underscored. "The relations between our two peoples have a long history. Our peoples treated each other with great affection for centuries. Very good opportunities exist at the present stage of our relations to develop the bilateral relations. We want our relations have developed in all areas and that this development manifested itself in all directions. Our political relations are at a very high level. Your visit to Azerbaijan is obvious evidence to this. The Palestinian Embassy has begun to operate in Azerbaijan a few months ago. It is a very important event. I believe new opportunities will be defined for the development of our bilateral relations thanks to the embassy’s operation."
"We seek a good cooperation in the economic sphere, and I am confident that these issues will also be discussed during the visit," President Aliyev said. "I believe concrete proposals for deepening economic cooperation and investment organization will be put forward during the visit. There are also good opportunities for cooperation in the humanitarian area. Of course, we can think about new forms of traditional ties in the cultural sphere. In short, I think that all aspects of bilateral relations will be mulled during your visit and we will achieve good results."
Aliyev stressed that the two sides also exchanged views on regional issues and processes occurring in the world.
"We together with you had a broad exchange of views on the current phase of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. I would like to reiterate that Azerbaijan supports the State of Palestine in all international organizations. Azerbaijan is close to Palestine in all discussions at the Organization of Islamic Conference, the United Nations and this will continue. We believe an independent, sovereign State of Palestine, whose capital should be East Jerusalem, will be soon created. This is our position that we defend and we will further defend it at all international organizations. This, on the one hand, is our fraternal duty. On the other hand, such a position is established on the basis of the international law. The support to the State of Palestine on a global scale, growth of this support indicates that your diplomacy, your political initiative and your personal activities won the sympathy worldwide," he said.
The sides also exchanged views on developments ongoing in the region. "I have informed you about the last stage of negotiations to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity recognized by the international community has been violated for many years. We have more than one million refugees and IDPs. Twenty percent of our lands are under the occupation. Azerbaijanis were subjected to the ethnic cleansing policy in their native land. All the buildings were destroyed in the occupied territories. The Armenians have destroyed schools, hospitals, museums, historical and religious sites," Aliyev said.
President Aliyev underscored that the international community supports Azerbaijan's position.
"The UN Security Council adopted four resolutions on this issue, which stipulate that the Armenian occupation forces must unconditionally withdraw from the occupied lands. Unfortunately, the Armenian side still ignores these resolutions. Other international organizations have the similar position. The Organization of the Islamic Conference, European Parliament, Council of Europe and OSCE adopted similar decisions and resolutions. Thus, the legal framework to resolve the issue is strong enough. I am sure that Azerbaijan will restore its territorial integrity. We want to resolve this issue quickly and peacefully," he said.
"Once again I welcome you, Mr. President, in Azerbaijan. I would like to reiterate that we attach a great importance to this visit. This visit will remain as the first visit in the history of our countries. But, of course, the visits will continue in future - at the level of ministers, and business structures that must interact better. I am confident that we will continue our meetings in future," President Aliyev said.
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev hosted an official dinner in honor of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine yesterday made press statements.
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28.06.2011
Following their private meeting, Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine met in presence of delegations.
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After an official welcoming ceremony, Presidents Ilham Aliyev of
Azerbaijan and Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine have today met in private.
They discussed the state and development of Azerbaijan-Palestine bilateral relations, in particular in political and humanitarian fields.
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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has today arrived in Azerbaijan on an official visit.
A guard of honor was lined up for the Palestinian President at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport decorated with the national flags of the two countries.
President Mahmud Abbas was welcomed by the Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Abid Sharifov and other officials at the airport.
Dressed in traditional costume, the children presented a bouquet of flowers to the Palestinian President.
President Mahmud Abbas and Sharifov held brief protocol conversation at the airport.
/AzerTAc, Trend/
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Palestinian President officially welcomed to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani, Palestinian presidents meet one-on-one
Azerbaijani, Palestinian presidents have expanded meeting
Azerbaijani and Palestinian presidents make media statements
President Ilham Aliyev hosts official dinner
Azerbaijani, Palestinian presidents meet one-on-one
Azerbaijani, Palestinian presidents have expanded meeting
Azerbaijani and Palestinian presidents make media statements
President Ilham Aliyev hosts official dinner
Palestinian President's visit to Heydar Aliyev Foundation
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