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Azerbaijanâ€™s Foreign Ministry spokesman gives speech at Cairo University

16 May 2013 13:07 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. Spokesman for Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Elman Abdullayev addressed the participants of Azerbaijani Studies Program at Cairo University's Department of Economic and Political Sciences on the theme of Azerbaijan's foreign policy and the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan on May 15.

Speaking on Azerbaijan's historic development, its traditions of statehood and the current regional role, Elman Abdullayev noted that as a result of the Czarist Russian expansion to the East which resulted in the occupation of the South Caucasus region, Armenians have been resettled at historical Azerbaijani lands through artificial policies. He pointed out that the current conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan takes its root from these policies and went on to further elaborate on Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan during the twentieth century as well as the current state of the conflict.

The Ministry's Spokesman touched on the Armenian aggression and terror, ethnic cleansing committed by Armenia and Khojaly Genocide and informed about Azerbaijan's stance on the solution of the conflict as well as its contributions to the prosperity and progress in the region and beyond. He underlined Azerbaijan's special role in establishing and developing successful trilateral energy and transport cooperation between Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey and noted that Armenia's aggressive policies led to it being isolated from the regional development and social, demographic and economic hardships that Armenia faces are taking the country towards total collapse.

Mr Abdullayev emphasized that the political stability, economic progress and social prosperity allows Azerbaijan to pursue independent, transparent and clear foreign policy and this policy moves the country from the regional dimension towards global one. He highlighted Azerbaijan's role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, particularly its contributions to finding solutions to global challenges and remarked that the number and geography of the states that are keen to establish cooperation with Azerbaijan is expanding and those states view Azerbaijan as a trusted partner.

Azerbaijani Studies Section was established at the Asian Studies Centre of the Cairo University's Department of Economic and Political Sciences and Azerbaijani Studies Section launched Azerbaijani Studies Program for the Egyptian students during 13-19 May. The program brings together 50 students and it is planned to be further developed in the future.