Day: February 21, 2022

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom, APA reports.

“Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

I cordially congratulate you and feel privileged to convey my best wishes to your friendly people on the occasion of the 30th anniversary since establishing the diplomatic relations – the landmark date between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Azerbaijan attaches a particular importance to the friendship and cooperation with the United Kingdom. It is gratifying that our ties in political, economic, humanitarian and other fields based on mutual trust and support between our countries have dynamically developed in last thirty years.

The achievements we attained in the economic sphere in this period are encouraging. The United Kingdom until today has put large scale investments into the economy of Azerbaijan. Almost 600 businesses representing your country which is one of the biggest trade partners of Azerbaijan are involved and successfully operate in several important projects in Azerbaijan.

I wish to note in particular our years’ long relations of strategic partnership well tested in the energy area. Today’s still successful continuation of our energy collaboration founded on the basis of the Contract of the Century in 1994 mirrors our beneficial working relationship and reciprocal confidence. It is pleasant to see our strategic cooperation with BP as our reliable partner in oil and gas production. I highly value the support given by the United Kingdom to the Southern Gas Corridor and convey my congratulations on the occasion of successful completion of the project’s construction.

It is remarkable that today our interaction in the field of energy has evolved by being elevated into a new level. The joint activities of Azerbaijan with your country in the green energy transition area are very important in diversifying our ties in non-oil sector. At the same time, we welcome the contribution given by the UK companies for the mine clearance in the territories of Azerbaijan liberated from the occupation, and applaud their close participation in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of these territories.

I believe that the cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom will continue to develop and expand by our joint efforts.

I wish you strong health, happiness, success in your activities, and everlasting prosperity to the friendly people of the United Kingdom,” reads the letter.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Members of the Security Council of the Russian Federation supported the recognition of the “independence” of the separatist “republics” in Ukraine, APA’s Moscow correspondent reports.

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matviyenko, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Head of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Sergei Naryshkin, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and others addressing the extraordinary meeting of the Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal to recognize the independence of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.

Putin thanked those present at the Security Council meeting and said the final decision would be announced.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Ex-presidents of Armenia Kocharyan Robert Sedrakovich and Sargsyan Serzh Azatovich were prosecuted under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code and put on the wanted list, the head of the special investigation department of the military prosecutor’s office of Azerbaijan, senior adviser to justice Emil Tagiyev told in an interview with APA.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Azerbaijan has made public the amount of material damage regarding the occupation of Khojaly, APA reports.

In connection with the occupation of Khojaly by the Armenians, the damage was inflicted on the state and citizens, according to preliminary estimates, in the amount of more than 170 million US dollars, the head of the special investigation department of the military prosecutor’s office of Azerbaijan, senior adviser to justice Emil Tagiyev told in an interview with APA.

According to him, on the instructions of the President, the Victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, local and international experts are currently calculating the damage in the territories liberated from occupation: “All documents related to compensation for this damage have been prepared and sent to international courts. In addition, the victims individually appealed to the European Court of Human Rights.”

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Two documents will be discussed in the joint meeting of the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly committees on Energy Security, Political Affairs, Human Rights and Democracy, Member of the Azerbaijani delegation to the EURONEST PA, Chair of Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, and Entrepreneurship Tahir Mirkishili told APA.

Tahir Mirkishili noted that the first document will be “Energy Security calls of Eastern Partnership countries in the Context of the European Green Deal and the Transition to Clean Energy “. The author of the document will be Maia Bitadze, a member of the Georgian Parliament.

Note that the meeting will be chaired by Tahir Mirkishil, chair of the EURONEST Energy Security committee.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency

Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has compared the situation in Donbas with the situation in 2008 in Georgia, APA’s Moscow bureau reports.

He noted that things that happen in Donbas are more complicated than the things that happened in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008.

“I well remember 2008, when the decision was made to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It is clear that this has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who live in these territories. There are more things at risk today, there are more lives. We know what will happen after that. We know about sanctions. We know there are pressures. But we also know how to respond. It will not be easy, but if we manage the situation properly and act patiently under the leadership of our President, they will get tired and come back to us to discuss strategic security and stability. If the situation continues like this, I think that Russia should recognize the independence of the Donbas republics. Experience shows that if this happens, the tense situation there will calm down. This is the president’s decision. As far as I know, most Russians will support it,” said Dmitry Medvedev.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency