"I would like to express my gratitude to all CICA member states for their unanimous support for Azerbaijan’s chairmanship in 2024," President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) held in Baku, APA reports.
The head of state stated that Azerbaijan plays an increasingly important role as a connecting hub in the Eurasian space.
"Our country’s cooperation with many states in the political, economic, transport, energy and humanitarian fields, within both bilateral and multilateral frameworks, in turn strengthens the security system in our region. Azerbaijan consistently pursues an independent foreign policy based on the principles of equality, non-interference in internal affairs, and respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states," President Ilham Aliyev emphasized.