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President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO]

23 November 2017 13:04 (UTC+04:00)
President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO]

By Trend

Azerbaijan, NATO already have good history of cooperation, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on November 23 at a joint press point with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO Headquarters.

Ilham Aliyev said he was glad to be back in the NATO Headquarters and have opportunity to discuss important issues of Azerbaijan-NATO cooperation.

Azerbaijani president reminded that the country participated in many NATO operations and now Azerbaijan is contributing to the Resolute Support Mission (RSM).

"Ninety four Azerbaijani servicemen serve shoulder to shoulder with NATO servicemen, in order to provide security and peace to Afghanistan," further said Ilham Aliyev.

"Azerbaijan also provides multimodal transit and flight clearances for the coalition forces," said the president. "Azerbaijan contributed to the Afghan army's National Trust Fund."

Further speaking, Ilham Aliyev said that he discussed issues related to regional security with Jens Stoltenberg. The president added that the biggest threat to regional security is the unresolved conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"Our territories remain under occupation. More than one million of Azerbaijanis became refugees and internally displaced persons. Ethnic cleansing policy was conducted against Azerbaijanis, and the situation is not changing, unfortunately," said Ilham Aliyev.

The president went on to add that Armenia wants to keep the status-quo for as long as possible, despite the statements of OSCE Minsk Group countries' presidents, that status-quo is unacceptable and must be changed.

Ilham Aliyev also reminded about the UN Security Council resolutions that demand immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied territories.

"For more than 20 years, Armenia doesn't implement them," he said.

"The resolution of the conflict must be based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan," said the president, adding that Azerbaijan's territorial integrity is recognized by the entire world.

President Aliyev said that he also discussed the issues related to transportation security with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

"I informed Mr. Secretary General that Azerbaijan together with its neighbors successfully completed the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad, which will be the shortest route between Asia and Europe. Also, the supply to Afghanistan will be easier and more efficient through this route," Ilham Aliyev said.

"Our cooperation with NATO has great potential," said the president, noting that this is his sixth visit to the NATO Headquarters, and this shows that the Azerbaijan-NATO cooperation is very strong.

"We will continue our partnership in order to provide peace, security and stability in the region," said Ilham Aliyev.

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President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
President Ilham Aliyev:Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO has great potential [PHOTO] - Gallery Image
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