Azerbaijan plays an important role in ensuring European energy security and the development of regional cooperation, President Ilham Aliyev said on Monday, joining the opening ceremony of the Third World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku.
According to him, "Azerbaijan's initiatives are aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and associated with energy security." Projects implemented by Azerbaijan connect countries and continents.
Speaking about the economic achievements of the country, Aliyev noted the low level of external debt - about 10% of GDP.
The country does not depend on donors, sponsors or financial support from international financial institutions, he said.
Azerbaijan is the initiator of the Southern Gas Corridor project, which envisages transporting gas from the Caspian region via Georgia and Turkey to Europe, he added.
On the topic of the forum, Aliyev noted the importance of education in today's society.
He said that Azerbaijan attaches great importance to this. "Education is the best guarantee against terrorism, extremism and fundamentalism," he said.
However, he noted the dangerous trend of neo-fascist movement, which revived in various parts of the world. -16D--
Politics
-
On 26 July "Platform III of the Republic" made a statement which drew attention to the unlawful seizure of electronic devices of underage children of the arrested head of this structure Akif Gurbanov.
-
From 19 to 26 July, 24 automatic rifles, 1 machine gun, 9 rifles, 28 grenades, 441 shells, 3118 cartridges of different calibre and other ammunition were found in Khankendi, the Azerbaijani Interior Ministry reported. During the mentioned period, the police found 1 machine gun, 50 grenades, 7 fuses, 3 shells and 320 cartridges of different calibre in Shusha.
-
President Ilham Aliyev has approved by decree the Azerbaijan-Kazakh intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in military intelligence defense sector. The document was signed in Baku on 7 June 2024.
-
At the trial of the opposition politician Tofig Yagublu, the statement of Elnur Vaqifoglu, another accused, was heard at the Baku Serious Crimes Court.
Leave a review