(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 9. Heydar Aliyev
[Azerbaijani national leader] laid the foundation of making
Azerbaijan one of the world's most reliable exporters of oil and
gas, the US expert, CEO of Caspian Group Holdings Rob Sobhani told
Trend .
According to Sobhani, the far-sighted strategy of Heydar Aliyev
played an important and unique role in transforming Azerbaijan into
an economically and Politically strong country with a powerful
army.
He said that Heydar Aliyev was a wise leader who understood that
an economically strong Azerbaijan integrated into the global
economy will be able to not only become a global player in energy
markets but also lay the foundation for a strong army that would
eventually liberate the country's territories from Armenian
occupation [in the 2020 second Karabakh war].
The expert stressed that under Heydar Aliyev's leadership the
GDP of Azerbaijan was increased from $1.2 billion to $8
billion.
'In fact, it was Heydar Aliyev's wise and visionary leadership
that allowed for Azerbaijan to become a hub for Caspian Sea energy
development and transportation,' Sobhani noted. 'By opening his
country to foreign investment Heydar Aliyev provided the stable
environment for companies such as BP to risk their capital and to
create a mutually beneficial production sharing agreement.'
'Heydar Aliyev understood that uninterrupted exploration,
development, and transportation of oil and gas from Azerbaijan to
markets in Europe were important to global energy security. For
this reason, he instructed the team at SOCAR [State Oil Company of
Azerbaijan] to negotiate an Agreement with energy companies,' the
expert said adding that as a result of signing the agreement
Azerbaijan proved itself as the most reliable exporter of oil and
gas to consumers across the world.
Sobhani also noted that when looking at the list of companies
that signed a contract to develop Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli with
Azerbaijan, a small model of the United Nations can be seen.
'This wise move by Heydar Aliyev to include the US, Europe,
Turkey, Russia, Iran, and Japan into this historic contract shows
that Heydar Aliyev was a true global statesman,' the expert
emphasized. 'The importance of Heydar Aliyev's energy strategy is
that it has provided Azerbaijan with a steady and reliable source
of revenues and lowered poverty in Azerbaijan to below five percent
according to the World Bank.'
At present, Azerbaijan is strong, independent, economically
dynamic and a global player and the foundation of this was laid due
to the wise, forward-thinking and brave leadership of Heydar
Aliyev, the architect of modern Azerbaijan, concluded Sobhani.
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