Sunday, May 22, 2011

Foreign Policy Priorities for Azerbaijan

Here are some of the foreign policy subjects that the country of Azerbaijan is focusing on:

-Promotion of the establishment of pluralistic democracy based on market economy and the rule of law.

-Conduct of an independent foreign policy aimed at the soonest restoration of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan over its territory.

-Elimination of threats and risks to the security, political independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

-Peaceful settlement of the conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan through negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group on the basis of the principles of the OSCE Lisbon Summit.

-Liquidation of the consequences of military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan.

-Development of good-neighbourly and mutually advantageous relations with neighbouring countries.

-Promotion of security and stability in the region.

-Prevention of illegal arms and other transfers in the region.

-Adherence to existing global non-proliferation regimes and establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Southern Caucasus.

-Demilitarization of the Caspian Sea Basin.

-Integration into European and Transatlantic security and cooperation structures, including NATO, EU, WEU, CE.

-Facilitation of the development of various sectors of the country's economy with due consideration of Azerbaijan's crucial geostrategic location at the crossroads between the East and West.

-Development of the Eurasian Transport Corridor of which Azerbaijan is a part.

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