Azerbaijan and Italy are true strategic partners - President Ilham Aliyev (FULL SPEECH)

[ad_1] BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 30. That is the second go to of Italian President Sergio Mattarella to Azerbaijan. His first official go to occurred seven years in the past, President Ilham Aliyev mentioned throughout a joint press assertion with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Pattern experiences.

Assertion by President Ilham Aliyev

- Pricey Mr. President.

Pricey friends.

I as soon as once more sincerely welcome you to Azerbaijan.

That is President of Italy Mr. Mattarella’s second go to to Azerbaijan. The primary official go to occurred seven years in the past. At present's go to reveals that Italian-Azerbaijani relations are growing very efficiently and that we're true strategic companions.

Our conferences are frequent in nature. Final 12 months, I used to be a visitor of President Mattarella, and through the assembly, I invited him to pay one other official go to to Azerbaijan. I'm glad that he has accepted my invitation and is with us right now.

There are two strategic partnership paperwork between us. The first doc was signed in 2015. The second doc - the Joint Declaration on Complete Strategic Partnership - was signed 5 years in the past. Through the years, our relationships have developed very quickly and canopy varied instructions. Political relations are at the best degree. As I discussed, we meet usually. Within the financial sphere, Italy is our prime commerce accomplice and our commerce turnover is growing by the 12 months. Many essential tasks have been applied within the power sector. Particularly, by exporting Azerbaijani oil and fuel to Italy, we've got been in a position to ship a big quantity of pure sources to world markets. On the similar time, we have additionally contributed to the power safety of many nations.

At present, throughout our dialog with President Mattarella, we recalled his earlier go to. At the moment, the implementation of the TAP mission was on the agenda. There have been varied problematic points, and President Mattarella's private intervention on this difficulty after the go to in addition to his efforts in regulating these points, allowed the TAP mission to be efficiently applied. Ranging from 2020, Azerbaijani fuel has been exported to Italy via this mission. At present, Azerbaijan exports pure fuel to 14 nations via the Southern Fuel Hall. Our scope is growing 12 months after 12 months, and right now Azerbaijan ranks first within the world by way of the geographical scope of pure fuel exported via pipelines. Azerbaijani oil ranks first in Italy's power steadiness and Azerbaijani fuel ranks second. In different phrases, this cooperation is an indication of a robust partnership, and we've got supported one another as dependable companions for a few years. If it weren't for these honest relations, if it weren't for mutual belief, the implementation of those tasks wouldn't have been potential.

I knowledgeable President Mattarella right now that we're at present working with the European Union on the export of electrical energy. The preparation of a feasibility examine for the development of energy traces is underway. It can in all probability be prepared quickly. Thus, the trail opened by TAP and the Southern Fuel Hall right now paves the way in which for bigger tasks. Electrical energy, together with that to be transmitted from Central Asia to Azerbaijan after which to Europe throughout the Caspian Sea, will additional improve the scope of our cooperation.

Final time, when President Mattarella was on a go to to Azerbaijan, we collectively attended the opening of a big industrial enterprise constructed by Italian corporations in Sumgayit. Throughout this go to, tomorrow, we are going to have fun the opening of the Italian-Azerbaijani College. In different phrases, this momentum, the enlargement of those cooperation frameworks is primarily proof of honest relations. In different phrases, cooperation within the power and industrial sectors has additionally paved the way in which for cooperation within the humanitarian sector. A whole bunch of scholars are already learning at the Italian-Azerbaijani College, and this will likely be a brand new academic establishment for us. These already learning right here will not solely have good information, but additionally, naturally, change into ambassadors of Italy in Azerbaijan and of Azerbaijan in Italy. So this can additional strengthen our friendship.

Throughout right now's talks, we additionally mentioned European Union-Azerbaijan relations. Italy has all the time supported the growth of Azerbaijan's relations with the European Union, and right now we really feel this. Optimistic steps have been taken in European Union-Azerbaijan relations just lately. This naturally pleases us.

Briefly, our strategic partnership is manifested each in official paperwork and in life. I do imagine that our expertise can serve for instance for constructing relations between nations positioned removed from one another.