"A new life and revival process is underway in Karabakh," Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, said during his speech before representatives of the diplomatic corps at Karabakh University, APA reports.
He noted that this is the 21st visit organized for the diplomatic corps to Azerbaijan’s liberated territories: “The first visits of the diplomatic corps to the liberated territories began in November 2020. Today, there are also veteran ambassadors here who participated in previous visits, and they can see how Karabakh has completely changed and transformed over time.”
Hikmat Hajiyev stated that the main purpose of the visit is to demonstrate the realities in Karabakh and the reconstruction work carried out in the region: “A new life and revival process is underway in Karabakh. Unfortunately, over the past 30 years, Karabakh was associated with war and conflicts. Yes, there is a difficult history behind us. We cannot deny history and the past.”
He emphasized that Azerbaijan is focusing on the future and peace without forgetting the pain of the past, including the Khojaly tragedy.
He noted that in official Baku’s foreign policy concept, maintaining good neighborly and peaceful relations with all neighbors is Azerbaijan’s number one priority.
Hikmat Hajiyev stressed that due to the state of war, this had not been fully achieved.
“However, today I can say with satisfaction that Azerbaijan maintains friendly and good neighborly relations with all its neighbors, including the Republic of Armenia,” the presidential aide added.
