Has the Republic of Azerbaijan left the Euro-Atlantic region?

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, in the concept of national security of the Republic of Azerbaijan Adopted in 2007, the country’s goal was to integrate into the Euro-Atlantic region.

The document stated: The Republic of Azerbaijan sees participation in Euro-Atlantic structures as a tool for common security, economic development and democracy. supports the entire Euro-Atlantic area.

However, 16 years have passed since the adoption of this document, but Azerbaijan’s integration into the Euro-Atlantic area has become a matter of debate and controversy.

Since 2017, the Republic of Azerbaijan has been negotiating a partnership agreement with the European Union. But unlike Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, no cooperation document has been signed between Azerbaijan and the European Union.

Negotiations with the World Trade Organization for more than 25 years have yielded positive results for this country. has not brought with it.

Has Azerbaijan refused to join the Euro-Atlantic zone?

There is a balanced foreign policy strategy

Hakmat Babaoglu, the representative of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party in the National Assembly of this country told “Turan” news agency. He said: Azerbaijan has a balanced foreign policy strategy based on national interests. Azerbaijan never blindly intends to integrate in any region without considering its national interests. has happened. At the current stage, Azerbaijan has achieved many of the goals set in 2007.

According to Babaoglu, the Republic of Azerbaijan is definitely ready to sign the association document with the European Union. But the point is that the drastically changing geostrategic relations have linked new issues. Although Azerbaijan has not signed the association document with the European Union, it is a country that has strategic cooperation with one third of the EU member states.

Relations will be reviewed

He said: Azerbaijan joined the Non-Aligned Movement in 2011. This was a separate innovation within the framework of those goals defined in 2007. In 2019-2021, Azerbaijan began to preside over the Non-Aligned Movement, and if we are looking for consistency in diplomacy, we must pay attention to the logic of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy. This is a foreign policy based on national interests.

According to this MP, today Azerbaijan has very good relations with the countries that are part of the Euro-Atlantic region, especially the United States. But currently, the increasing role of Azerbaijan in international relations has brought new qualities to these relations. It will be reviewed.

Azerbaijan has refused to join the Euro-Atlantic area

Azer Ghasemli, head of the Institute of Political Management, says: Azerbaijan has actually refused to join the Euro-Atlantic region. The issue of Azerbaijan’s integration in that space is included in the military doctrine along with the concept of national security. There is one thing that they should come out and say publicly that this is not our way, we are rejecting it now. It is also not announced. The purpose of not announcing is that they still hope to maintain a balanced policy.

According to this expert, the government of Azerbaijan He wants to adopt a balanced policy between Russia and the West and thus expand his power. So they don’t change those documents. But the current trends in the country, the domestic and foreign policy of Azerbaijan’s leadership, including the signing of the alliance document with Russia, taking simultaneous steps with Russia around the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, show that in fact, the Euro-Atlantic integration has been abandoned.

Azerbaijan hopes that the war between Russia and Ukraine will end in a draw

According to this political expert, the government of Azerbaijan hopes that the war between Russia and Ukraine will end with an equal result. In other words, Russia will continue to maintain its power in this region so that the West cannot penetrate the region as much as it wants. > It does not work and does not integrate into the Euro-Atlantic space. Therefore, they are not thinking of signing any document with the European Union.

According to Ghasemli, the harm of Azerbaijan is that the country is out of development. and economic and political development does not take place, the situation is solved only by selling gas and oil and bringing oil and gas dollars to the country; while Armenia and Georgia joined the Euro-Atlantic space and made their economies stronger without oil.

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