Aliyev considered the relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and America to be beyond the normalization with Armenia

, the office of the President of Azerbaijan announced that the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Munich on February 17 (Saturday) at the request of the other party.

According to this report, Anthony Blinken, who appreciates bilateral relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan, emphasized that there are good opportunities to further strengthen relations and bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Elham Aliyev stated that the Republic of Azerbaijan greatly appreciates the bilateral agenda with the United States, and emphasized that there are favorable opportunities for expanding cooperation between the two countries.

Ilham Aliyev, emphasizing that his country supports the normalization of relations with Armenia and the peace agenda, mentioned the bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia in the framework of the Munich Security Conference and reaching He evaluated the agreements to hold peace treaty negotiations and border demarcation meetings as a positive step. Peace is established in the region, he emphasized that bilateral relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States should be developed independently of the process of normalization of relations between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

In this conversation, opinions were exchanged on regional communication, transportation, the middle corridor and other topics of interest to the parties. that the Republic of Azerbaijan takes the leadership of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. We want to do our best to make this event a success while ensuring a lasting and dignified peace between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia. The United States has done useful things in this regard and will continue to do so, and there are many topics for discussion.

President Aliyev said: holding The 8th United Nations Climate Change Conference is an important part of the bilateral agenda of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States. This broadens the range of topics on our agenda, and we look forward to the US government’s support for all of our initiatives this year. As the US Secretary of State noted, another issue is on our agenda, and that is the regional situation in the Caucasus, especially the prospect of achieving peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is committed to the peace process and concluding a peace agreement as soon as possible will secure our national interests. I thank the United States of America and especially the Minister of Foreign Affairs for their efforts in this regard. He also met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Anthony Blinken wrote on Platform X that he had a constructive conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan about how they can support the process. There has been peace between Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and continued strengthening of bilateral relations. We discussed the security situation and recent events in the region. We emphasized our commitment to peace and stability. We discussed the bilateral agenda.

According to the Armenian government, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that Armenia is ready to take concrete decisions on It is the basis of the principles that have already been announced in writing in international forums.

In addition, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeihun Bayramov on February 16 in the framework Munich Security Conference met with James O’Brien, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.

According to the information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan The officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States discussed issues related to the bilateral and multilateral agenda, as well as the prospects for the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Existence of tension in relations between America and the Republic of Azerbaijan

Relations between the United States and the Republic of Azerbaijan have been strained in recent months. In November last year, the Republic of Azerbaijan rejected the meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington. Aliyev’s government accused Washington of being “biased” in favor of Armenia. The US Senate has approved a draft law that prohibits any kind of military aid to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

American officials said that until the peace document If not signed between Baku and Yerevan, Washington’s approach to Azerbaijan will not be the same as before.

At the end of November, Anthony Blinken contacted Ilham Aliyev and asked James O’Brien, his assistant, to travel to the Republic of Azerbaijan in order to normalize bilateral relations. Aliyev responded positively to Blinken’s request, provided that the ban on the travel of high-ranking officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States is lifted.

Last December and after the elections Early in the presidency of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 7, media supporting the country’s government made propaganda against America. Mark Libby, the American ambassador in Baku said: “There are contradictory points in the relations between the two countries, but there are many opportunities to correct this situation.

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