Ilham AliyevVerified account

Nagorno-Karabakh is part of #Azerbaijan, and the whole international community recognizes the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity of World #Azerbaijanis and wish you good health and happiness in the New Year.

2019 has been a successful year for #Azerbaijan, all of the goals have been fulfilled, and our nation has lived in a stable and peaceful environment.

Karabakh is primordial land of #Azerbaijan and the conflict must be settled only within the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

Efforts should be increased in order to ensure that everyone complies with international law. There is a great need for reforms in UN activities in this regard.

During the chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement #Azerbaijan will set its priorities and build activities on historical Bandung principles.

Entrusting the chairmanship in the Non-Aligned Movement to #Azerbaijan is a manifestation of respect, trust and confidence in the country.

During chairmanship in the Turkic Council, #Azerbaijan will continue its efforts to deepen cooperation among the countries both at bilateral and multilateral levels.

The final statements of the summits of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States express support for the territorial integrity of state borders.

The development of cooperation between the Turkic-Speaking States is one of the priority areas of #Azerbaijan’s foreign policy.

#Azerbaijan and Georgia, having successfully developed mutual relations during the years of independence, are the most important and closest partners today.

The #Azerbaijani state is taking serious steps on the social sphere. Hundreds of thousands of IDP families have been provided with houses, more than a hundred IDP settlements have been built.

The revenues from energy resources are channelled into the long-term and sustainable development of #Azerbaijan.

Today's renewing, modernizing and strengthening #Azerbaijan is the result of successful implementation of the Contract of the Century which was signed in 1994.

The development of partnership with the European Union is in the interests of #Azerbaijan.

Relations between the European Union and #Azerbaijan have developed successfully. There is a very active political dialogue going on between the sides.

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be solved in accordance with the norms and principles of international law, within the framework of territorial integrity of #Azerbaijan.

We are determined to resolutely continuing our activity in ensuring international security.

#Azerbaijan and the United States of America are bound together by the ties of friendship and cooperation. Our cooperation in an array of fields is that of strategic partnership.