On October 8, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was interviewed by Rossiya-1 TV channel in Moscow.
Correspondent: Recently, you spoke quite bluntly about American sanctions against Azerbaijan. As we know, Russia is currently under the pressure of thousands of sanctions. In your opinion, do sanctions as a policy have any future at all?
President Ilham Aliyev: Sanctions have no justification whatsoever, especially when they are imposed illegally, unjustifiably, and selectively. Therefore, we strongly oppose all sanctions, and I believe the international community should collectively take a stand. We express our position in our national capacity regarding sanctions imposed on us - and not just on us.
Sanctions were imposed on us in 1992 based on the fabricated claim that we were blocking Armenia, even though our territories were under Armenian occupation at the time. These sanctions were lifted in 2001 when the United States needed to transport goods by air, land, and sea through Azerbaijan to Afghanistan. Each year, the President of the United States, regardless of party affiliation, would waive these sanctions until the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan. After that, the sanctions were reinstated. When I called them ungrateful, I believe that was not the harshest term that could be used in this context.
Guided by Clause 23 of Article 109 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, I hereby order:
To award the “Dostlug” Order to Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov for his exceptional contributions to the...
17 December 2024, 15:21
Your Majesty,
On my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, I sincerely congratulate you and, through you, all your people on the occasion of the national holiday of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
I believe that we will continue our efforts to expand...
16 December 2024, 11:00Dear Mr. Kavelashvili,
I sincerely congratulate you on your election as the President of Georgia.
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14 December 2024, 15:47
Dear Mr. President,
On behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I extend to you and, through you, to your people the most sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the national holiday – Independence Day of the Republic of Kenya.
We attach...
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During the conversation, the two leaders highlighted the steady development of Azerbaijan-Türkiye brotherly and...
10 December 2024, 17:35
Dear Mr. President,
I congratulate you on assuming the office of President of the European Council.
The cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union spans a broad agenda, covering a wide range of areas, including energy, green energy, transportation, trade,...
06 December 2024, 17:52