(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Having played a crucial role in Azerbaijan's
formation and development, Heydar Aliyev left an indelible mark in
history of Azerbaijan. 'Azerbaijan & Heydar Aliyev' – is a special
project of Trend News Agency, dedicated to the 100-th anniversary
of the national leader, which will cover key events of Heydar
Aliyev's work in the years of him leading
Azerbaijan.
March 7-10, 1994. President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev paid his first official visit to the
People's Republic of China.
March 7. Heydar Aliyev was officially welcomed
by the President of PRC Jiang Jemin. The bilateral negotiations
took place afterwards. Jiang Jemin noted that China attaches great
importance to the development of relations with Azerbaijan and is
ready to enhance the cooperation in all the spheres.
After the negotiations Jiang Jemin and Heydar Aliyev signed a
joint statement for the development of friendly relations between
China and Azerbaijan, signed various agreements on opening air
flights, on scientific-technical and cultural cooperation, on
mutual activities in the field of medicine, radio and television,
tourism.
March 8. Heydar Aliyev met Prime Minister Li
Peng. Various aspects of bilateral relations were discussed during
the meeting.
On the same day, Heydar Aliyev held a press conference dedicated
to the initial outcomes of his visit. Expressing his satisfaction
with the initial results of the visit, Heydar Aliyev thoroughly
informed the journalists about the biggest problem of Azerbaijan -
the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Karabakh and underlined the
importance of combining the efforts of the UN Security Council
members, including China for the solution of the conflict.
March 9. President Heydar Aliyev delivered a
speech in Beijing International Trade Development Assistance
Committee. Providing information on Azerbaijan and bilateral
relations, President said: 'It is our third day in your country and
in the beautiful capital Beijing. We have managed to exchange views
on many issues and even to sign some important documents in these
three days. These documents aim at further development of the
relations, especially in the field of trade and economy. I
appreciate this friendly atmosphere that has surrounded us thanks
to the Chinese authorities and to all of those who communicated
with us since our arrival. Frankly, we feel like home here. This is
very important, because we are trying to establish friendly
relations with the People's Republic of China. The visit of the
Azerbaijani president to China was generated by the necessity of
mutual relations and their development'.
By paying a visit to Shanghai, President Heydar Aliyev got
acquainted with the free economic zone and China`s economic model.
A visit to the Great Wall was part of this introduction.
Speaking to the journalists in Almaty en route from China to
Baku, the Azerbaijani President appreciated the results of his
visit: 'In general, I think that the visit to the People's Republic
of China was a historic event. Because the relations between China
and Azerbaijan have never been at this level. Of course, we can
mention historical ties, the Great Silk Road and so on. However,
the establishment of close interstate relations is a great
political event, first of all, for the Republic of Azerbaijan'.
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