Important issues highlighted at Baku conference

Baku hosts the conference "20th anniversary of Independence: Evolution of Azerbaijan's foreign policy", organized by the NATO International School in Azerbaijan (NISA).

The participants of the conference discuss the achievements of Azerbaijan's foreign policy for 20 years of independence, the cooperation with the world community and integration into international organizations, the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the cooperation with NATO and other important issues.

Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Ministers Araz Azimov and Hafiz Pashayev, Deputy Secretary General for defense policy and planning Husein Dirioz, the director of the Center of Caspian Studies Vafa Guluzade, professor at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy Anar Aliyev, Romanian ambassador to Azerbaijan Daniel Ciobanu and ambassadors foreign countries accredited in Azerbaijan attended the conference.

Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov addressed the conference and stressed the achievements reached by Azerbaijan for 20 years of independence.

Azimov said that Azerbaijan is a key player in the region and no project can be implemented without its participation. At the same time, Azerbaijan takes an active part in combating terrorism. Azimov said that Azerbaijan develops relations with the European countries and this policy is successfully continuing.

"Azerbaijan is reach with natural resources and plays a key role in global energy security. Today Azerbaijan has become a transit country and participates in major projects connecting East and West," Azimov said. Deputy Foreign Minister Hafiz Pashayev said in his speech that the Armenian diaspora can not achieve its goals in the U.S.

"We have informed the U.S society about the region," he said. "This information influences shaping the current U.S. foreign policy." Pashayev said that the US-Azerbaijan cooperation in combating terrorism is one of the priorities. According to him, Azerbaijan's energy activity has increased U.S. interests in the region.

"The current situation shows that Azerbaijan is stronger than Armenia in the U.S. and this indicates Azerbaijan's importance in the region," Pashayev said.

The NATO International School in Azerbaijan aims to establish the cooperation in the Euro-Atlantic region, beyond it between the NATO members and partner countries, young scholars, independent experts, as well as between military and civilian representatives, to discuss urgent threats and to explore the ways to solve them together.


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