(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Trend
Azerbaijan' regional policy focu i that the interet of big regional and international center of power are aligned in Azerbaijan within the project implemented in the country, rather than clah, Head of the South Caucau Club of Political Analyt Ilgar Valizade told Trend .
During the 'Strategic View: Euraia panel meeting, which wa held a part of the World Economic Forum in Davo, the Azerbaijani preident anwered a tricky quetion of a moderator. "Which of the powerful force of Euraia - Mocow or Beijing, would you call in cae of neceity?" the moderator aked. The preident anwered that he would call to Baku. The preident' repone wa jutified and laconic. The repone fully expree Azerbaijan' foreign policy prioritie.
The political analyt treed that Azerbaijan purue an independent policy in the region.
"Thi can be een in the example of the implementation of the project for the development of oil and ga field in Azerbaijan, where the US, Ruian and Iranian companie are cooperating, head of the club added. 'No one i trying to harm the interet of each other becaue they undertand and repect Azerbaijan' interet, which i the country in which thee project are implemented.
'It i very important to tre that Azerbaijan' balanced poition allow the country to play a key role in the regional ecurity ytem for a long time, Valizade added.
For all thee international and regional player, Baku i a partner in a dialogue on ecurity, on the development of economic cooperation, and a partner in political dialogue, the analyt noted.
The expert alo commented on the intention to create a regional center of the World Economic Forum in Azerbaijan. Valizade aid that the creation of a regional economic center in Baku i another evidence that in the South Caucau region, a dialogue with leading buine repreentative within the economic agenda i formed with direct participation, and in ome cae - at the initiative of Baku.
'At the initiative of Azerbaijan, a great number of large-cale project are being implemented in the country, which have regional ignificance and go beyond the framework of the South Caucau region, the expert added. 'In addition, tranport and communication route, multimodal route uch a North-South, Eat-Wet, South-Wet, Lapi Lazuli corridor pa through Azerbaijan.
'The Capian Sea-Black Sea corridor ytem i alo being formed, noted the analyt. 'A new energy map i being formed with the implementation of large-cale energy project. In recent year, Baku ha been actively implementing tranit project related to the laying of the mot important main fiber-optic cable line of tran-regional ignificance. Of coure, all thi i a condition for Baku to play the role of an interactive platform, becaue a very big circle of participant, both economic entitie and political player, i engaged in thee project. Apparently, the eaiet way to facilitate thee dialogue i in the place where it will be more productive, that i, in Baku."
The political analyt touched on the iue of joint development of the Nakhchivan and Gohadah field in Azerbaijan with the Ruian company Lukoil. He noted that the promiing Nakhchivan and Gohadah field were dicovered by Azerbaijani geologit back in Soviet time.
"In particular, the Nakhchivan field, in addition to oil, alo contain a ignificant amount of ga condenate. And of coure, an agreement on the development of thee field will enable other companie and invetor to pay attention to thoe place that are within the Azerbaijani ector of the Capian Sea," Ilgar Valizade aid.
"Among other thing, Gohadah may become a continuation of large-cale project implemented by Lukoil. On the other hand, thi enable Azerbaijan to etablih cloe cooperation with Ruian oil companie already on it territory, in particular, at the Gohadah field. Here you can alo note a great opportunity for the exchange of technologie, the opportunity to create ome kind of joint oil infratructure. In addition, we can talk about a new level of cooperation between the oil worker of Azerbaijan and Ruia. In other word, thi i a very profitable project for both Azerbaijan and Ruia," concluded the political analyt.
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