BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. Azerbaijan is
concerned about political, financial and army cooperation with
international locations which have nice financial energy and political affect in
South Caucasus area and in Europe. One of many closest companions of
Azerbaijan is Italy. The primary indicator of the event of
Italian-Azerbaijani relations from yr to yr, are the official
and dealing visits of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to Rome,
bilateral paperwork, signed through the visits, the well timed
implementation of the signed paperwork.
One other working go to of President Ilham Aliyev to Italy took
place on September 1-2, 2022. The aim of this go to, on the
invitation of the President of Italy Sergio Mattarella and
devoted to the thirtieth anniversary of the institution of
diplomatic relations between two international locations, was to debate topical
points in numerous instructions within the means of implementation of
Joint Declaration on strengthening Multidimensional Strategic
Partnership signed by President Ilham Aliyev throughout a state go to
to Italy in February 2020, additional growth cooperation in these
areas, and the definition subsequent result-oriented steps.
Steps which have contributed to the event of
traditionally vital ties between Azerbaijan and Italy over the
final interval:
– Azerbaijan’s ties with Italy within the subject of schooling
started to develop with the signing of an settlement between the
international locations on cooperation within the subject of tradition, science and
expertise in Baku on June 1, 2002;
– A monument to the excellent Azerbaijani poet Nizami
Ganjavi was unveiled in ‘Villa Borghese’ the well-known Roman park in
2012;
– Through the state go to of President Sergio Mattarella to
Azerbaijan on July 18-19 in 2018, the Joint Declaration on Larger
Training was signed between the ministries of schooling of the 2
international locations;
– President Ilham Aliyev paid an official go to to Italy on
February 19-20, 2020. Throughout this go to, 28 paperwork have been signed
between the 2 states. Among the many signed paperwork – Joint
Declaration on strengthening the multidimensional strategic
partnership between Azerbaijan and Italy, which had an distinctive
significance;
– Throughout a state go to, President Ilham Aliyev and First
Girl Mehriban Aliyeva received acquainted with the constructing supposed for
the Azerbaijani Cultural Heart in Rome in February 2020;
– Throughout President Ilham Aliyev’ state go to to Italy in
February 2020, he met with the heads of main Italian firms
and took half within the Azerbaijani-Italian enterprise discussion board in Rome
with the participation of about 100 firms from each
international locations;
– Exchanges between scientific and educational circles, increased
academic establishments of Azerbaijan and Italy have been intensive.
Italy is understood all around the world for its aggressive and extremely
skilled area within the subject of upper schooling;
– Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy within the cultural
and humanitarian spheres has been additional growing. The tasks
carried out by Heydar Aliyev Basis in Italy earlier than the
pandemic and the organized occasions made an excellent contribution to the
improvement of ties and interethnic contacts within the subject of
tradition. The festivals of Azerbaijani cinema and Azerbaijani
delicacies historically held in Italy, have additionally opened up extra
alternatives for selling the tradition of the nation.
Azerbaijan’s assist for the restoration of cultural monuments in
Rome additionally influenced the additional enhance of Azerbaijan’s authority
in Italy;
– An important achievement in schooling subject between
Azerbaijan and Italy is reaching an settlement about creating
Italian – Azerbaijani college in Baku, throughout President Ilham
Aliyev’s go to to Italy in February 2022. As a part of this go to, a
memorandum on mutual understanding between Azerbaijan’s ADA
college and Italian Nationwide Louis College. A conceptual and
strategic doc of Italian-Azerbaijani universities has been
ready, different main increased academic establishments of Italy
and the world have been recognized as companions, together with the
Luiss College, the College of Bologna, the Polytechnic
College of Turin, the Polytechnic College of Milan and the
Sapienza College of Rome. Specialties within the subject of
agriculture, meals business, engineering, together with mechanics,
electrical engineering and transport engineering, structure and
design, social sciences, innovation and entrepreneurship.
-The Joint Declaration on strengthening the multidimensional
strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and the Italy signed in
February 2020 displays particular provision on cooperation in
schooling and science subject. Applications together with scholar and
educational change between the college of Azerbaijan and Italy
are being actively carried out.
– As an indicator of the excessive degree of cultural ties between
our international locations, 2020 was declared the ‘12 months of Azerbaijani Tradition
in Italy’;
Through the go to of Minister of Overseas Affairs of Italy Luigi
Di Maio to Baku on April 2, 2022, a doc was signed as a part of
the strategic dialogue between Azerbaijan and Italy. With this
doc, relations between the 2 international locations reached a brand new, increased
degree. The events not solely accepted one another as strategic
companions, however expressed want to additional strengthen this strategic
partnership in all instructions. One other vital side of the
joint declaration is that it turned the primary doc underneath a
related identify and in an identical spirit signed by Azerbaijan with
different international locations. The Joint Declaration additionally established a strategic
dialogue between the 2 international locations underneath the chairmanship of
overseas ministers;
Minister of Overseas Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov
participated in groundbreaking ceremony of the Italian-Azerbaijani
College on the campus of ADA College. The Italian facet was
represented on the occasion by Italian Minister of Overseas Affairs
Luigi Di Maio, who was on a go to to Baku on the time;
– Cultural Heart of Azerbaijan may even operate within the new
constructing of Embassy of Azerbaijan, that opened within the middle of
Rome as a part of the working go to of President Ilham Aliyev to
Italy;
– A ceremony was held in Rome to change signed agreements on
educational cooperation between ADA College and 5 main
Italian increased schooling establishments – Luiss Guido Carli
College, La Sapienza College in Rome, Turin Polytechnic
College, Alma Mater College in Bologna and Milan Polytechnic
College in reference to the definition of the framework of
cooperation on Italian-Azerbaijan college, creation of colleges
and applications on September 1, 2022
Deep political and financial ties that join Azerbaijan
and Italy
After the return of the good chief Heydar Aliyev to the
management of Azerbaijan in 1993, shut ties with states situated
each within the South Caucasus area and in Europe and possessing
nice authority started to be established for the event of the
nation’s financial system, industrial and financial agreements have been signed.
This custom was continued by President Ilham Aliyev. Azerbaijan
has turn out to be probably the most dependable political and financial associate of
European states, specifically Italy, in a short while. The particular
significance of Italy for Azerbaijan from a army and political
standpoint is that Italy is a rustic that actively helps the
strengthening of Azerbaijan’s cooperation with the EU and NATO.
Additionally, within the relations of Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership
with Italy, cooperation within the commerce and financial subject is of
specific significance. Italy is Azerbaijan’s first commerce and export
associate. This partnership is additional growing. For instance the
quantity of commerce turnover between the 2 international locations repeated the
indicators of the pre-pandemic interval ($9 billion) in 2021,
exceeded the indicator of 2021 in eight months of 2022 amounting to
greater than $11 billion. Azerbaijan can be Italy’s largest buying and selling
associate within the South Caucasus, accounting for greater than 90 %
of Italy’s commerce on this area.
Azerbaijan ranks first by way of oil provides to Italy and
third by way of gasoline provides. The Southern Gasoline Hall and the
Trans-Adriatic Gasoline Pipeline (TAP), which is a part of it, are an
vital consider strengthening bilateral cooperation in power
subject and power safety subject in Italy. Presently, the pipeline
capability is 10 billion cubic meters. Nevertheless, it may be elevated
to twenty billion cubic meters. TAP at the moment meets about 10 % of
Italy’s gasoline wants. It’s anticipated that on account of the
implementation of the settlement reached with the European Union on
growing the quantity of gasoline provided by Azerbaijan to Europe, the
talked about determine will enhance as much as two instances.
Azerbaijan intently cooperates with Italy within the oil and gasoline
sector, in addition to in business, development, commerce, agriculture,
communications, companies and different areas. Presently, there are extra
than 100 Italian firms working in Azerbaijan within the areas
listed above. A variety of firms are concerned in restoration and
development work within the territories liberated from Armenian
occupation, and negotiations are underway with different
firms.
Growth of ties with Azerbaijan is one in all precedence nationwide
curiosity of Italy.
Paperwork signed over the current years, efforts on their
implementation, mutual financial and political curiosity created a
new subject for cooperation in Azerbaijani-Italian relations, turned
the international locations into dependable companions for one another in political
and financial space. A hanging instance of that is the particular
significance of President Ilham Aliyev’s go to to Italy. In
specific, go to of President Ilham Aliyev to Rome takes place
through the interim authorities in Italy. Historically, through the
durations of the interim authorities overseas visits are usually not made to
Italy, conferences with overseas official delegations are usually not held,
choices on home and overseas coverage are usually not made.
Nevertheless, Italy, concerned about additional improvement of cooperation
with Azerbaijan, made particular efforts to make sure that the go to of
President Ilham Aliyev to Italy came about, regardless of the restricted
actions of the federal government. This proves as soon as once more that one in all
probably the most influential states in Europe, the eighth largest nation
on the earth by financial indicators in 2022, a member of the the
Group of Seven and NATO – Italy, attaches particular significance to
relations with Azerbaijan. It’s additionally apparent that the strategic
partnership with Baku has turn out to be a precedence nationwide curiosity of
Rome.
Each President Ilham Aliyev and President Sergio Mattarella
emphasised the event of relations between Baku and Rome, and
famous the truth that all of the agreements reached are being
carried out.
After the ceremony of change of paperwork, signed in
reference to creation of Italian-Azerbaijani college in Rome,
President Ilham Aliyev famous that each international locations are embarking on a
new web page of their relations.
“I’m very delighted that the primary occasion to be held on this
constructing is expounded to the sphere of schooling. Immediately, we’re
embarking on a brand new web page of Italian-Azerbaijani relations. We’re
beginning a brand new web page of large-scale cooperation within the subject of
schooling. Two years in the past, once I was on a state go to to Italy, I
made a proposal to create an Italian-Azerbaijani College. The
Italian management additionally welcomed it, and a short time later we’re
already beginning sensible actions. Two years in the past, once I was on
a state go to to Italy, I made a proposal to create an
Italian-Azerbaijani College. The Italian management additionally
welcomed it, and a short time later we’re already beginning
sensible actions. In April this yr, the muse of a brand new
academic constructing was laid on the campus of ADA College in
Baku with the participation of Italian Overseas Minister Luigi Di
Maio. Cooperation between main Italian universities and ADA
College will strengthen the already pleasant relations between
the 2 international locations. The Luiss College, the College of Bologna,
the Polytechnic College of Milan, the Polytechnic College of
Turin, the Sapienza College of Rome – these names are well-known
exterior of Italy as effectively. Let me additionally inform you that two
institutes will function underneath the Italy-Azerbaijan College – the
Institute of Agriculture and Meals Sciences and the Institute of
Design and Structure.”
In flip, Italian President Sergio Mattarella touched upon the
thirtieth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations
between Baku and Rome throughout a gathering with President Ilham
Aliyev.
“This yr we’re celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the
institution of diplomatic relations between our international locations. This
morning you inaugurated a brand new constructing of the Azerbaijani Embassy.
This is a crucial instance of the pleasant relations between
Italy and Azerbaijan. After a go to in 2020, which is proof of
the strategic nature of our relationship, I’m very happy and
honored to welcome you right here on the Quirinale Palace once more.”
From the speeches of each heads of the state, the eye is
paid to implementation of paperwork signed between Baku and Rome
over the previous years, it turns into clear that relations between
Azerbaijan and Italy will henceforth develop at a good increased
degree and diversify, and cooperation in each financial and political
fields will enter the multilateral aircraft. The growth of
political ties between Azerbaijan and Italy, one of many largest
economies in Europe, will additional enhance Baku’s authority in
Europe and additional strengthen Azerbaijan’s place in
worldwide organizations. Additional improvement of financial ties
will result in a big inflow of investments from Azerbaijan to Italy
and from Italy to Azerbaijan.
Presently, there’s a favorable funding setting in
Azerbaijan, and huge alternatives have been created for
worldwide buyers. Azerbaijan’s shut financial ties with
Italy, crucial member of the EU, and the Azerbaijan’s
picture as a dependable associate will additional appeal to the eye of
worldwide buyers, and multinational firms will compete
for investments in Azerbaijan, situated on worldwide commerce
routes, that are East-West, North-South transport routes, as effectively
because the Zangazur Hall underneath development.
Naturally, in opposition to the background of ongoing financial turmoil,
wars and political pressure on the earth, the tasks carried out
underneath the management of President Ilham Aliyev, deep financial and
political ties with the international locations of the world serve the
improvement of the Azerbaijani state, additional enhancing the welfare
of Azerbaijani folks.
