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Azerbaijan's achievements in development of foreign policy are
personal merits of President Ilham Aliyev, First Deputy Director
General of the Russian TASS news agency Mikhail Gusman told
trend .
'Looking back, one can see how turbulent the outgoing year was
and how many challenges it presented. The world has become more
unsettling, and, unfortunately, the South Caucasus is no exception.
A leader's role becomes more crucial in situations where the world
is facing numerous challenges. It's very important to navigate your
ship amidst the most difficult reefs of political dangers. Today we
can say that President Ilham Aliyev, as the captain of this
beautiful ship titled the 'Azerbaijani Republic', is confidently
navigating through hazardous reefs,' he said.
Gusman stressed that Azerbaijan, a country with a prosperous
economy, is respected worldwide, and the foreign countries have
great trust in it.
'Azerbaijan is the leader of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and
President Ilham Aliyev, chairman of this organization, has
repeatedly spoken of the country's role in the modern world,
outlined the significance of cooperation, mutual understanding, and
achievement of joint decisions. Azerbaijan is a multinational
country and multiculturalism, proclaimed by President Ilham Aliyev,
is not just a political slogan, these are the roots of the tolerant
Azerbaijani people. The country has always had interethnic and
interreligious peace as the basis of both ancient and modern
Azerbaijani society. Therefore, the role of the president as a
guarantor of the country's flourishing development is extremely
big. In my opinion, President Ilham Aliyev is coping with this task
most successfully,' he added.
As Gusman noted, from the outset of the presidential activity,
Ilham Aliyev actively pursued a multifaceted foreign policy,
particularly in its economic section.
'First of all, it must be said about the year-by-year developing
economic ties between Azerbaijan and Russia. There are lots of
joint projects between the two countries, and bilateral ally
relations were secured by the agreement of February 22, 2022. In
the meantime, Azerbaijan feels confident in the European direction
as well. President Ilham Aliyev's numerous meetings with the
European leaders testifies to Azerbaijan's respect in the European
community. Azerbaijan's ties with fraternal Türkiye and relations
between the two leaders should also be mentioned. This list can be
continued further, as Azerbaijan is improving its relations in all
directions – Asia, Latin America, and in the Middle East,' he
stated.
Speaking of the reconstruction work in Azerbaijan's Karabakh and
East Zangazur Economic Regions, Gusman emphasized that the recovery
of liberated land is the focal point of President Ilham Aliyev
following the victorious end of the 2020 second Karabakh war.
'Huge funds and technological capabilities have been engaged in
there. Azerbaijan is doing everything to attract foreign investors
worldwide to Karabakh projects. Representatives of the leading
companies and corporations from various countries have visited the
liberated territories as well. The president says that the
country's liberated territories, in the foreseeable future, should
become an example of how the ancestral lands of Azerbaijan can and
should develop step by step,” he added
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