BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 2. Azerbaijan is
inquisitive about political, financial and navy cooperation with
international locations which have nice financial energy and political affect in
South Caucasus area and in Europe. One of the closest companions of
Azerbaijan is Italy. The essential 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 in the course of the visits, the well timed
implementation of the signed paperwork.
Another working go to of President Ilham Aliyev to Italy took
place on September 1-2, 2022. The purpose 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 technique 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 enlargement cooperation in these
areas, and the definition subsequent result-oriented steps.
Steps which have contributed to the event of
traditionally important ties between Azerbaijan and Italy over the
final interval:
– Azerbaijan’s ties with Italy within the area of schooling
started to broaden with the signing of an settlement between the
international locations on cooperation within the area 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;
– During the state go to of President Sergio Mattarella to
Azerbaijan on July 18-19 in 2018, the Joint Declaration on Higher
Education 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. During this go to, 28 paperwork had been signed
between the 2 states. Among the signed paperwork – Joint
Declaration on strengthening the multidimensional strategic
partnership between Azerbaijan and Italy, which had an distinctive
significance;
– During a state go to, President Ilham Aliyev and First
Lady Mehriban Aliyeva obtained acquainted with the constructing supposed for
the Azerbaijani Cultural Center in Rome in February 2020;
– During President Ilham Aliyev’ state go to to Italy in
February 2020, he met with the heads of main Italian corporations
and took half within the Azerbaijani-Italian enterprise discussion board in Rome
with the participation of about 100 corporations from each
international locations;
– Exchanges between scientific and tutorial circles, increased
academic establishments of Azerbaijan and Italy had been intensive.
Italy is thought everywhere in the world for its aggressive and extremely
skilled area within the area of upper schooling;
– Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Italy within the cultural
and humanitarian spheres has been additional creating. The tasks
applied by Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Italy earlier than the
pandemic and the organized occasions made a fantastic contribution to the
improvement of ties and interethnic contacts within the area 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;
– The most vital achievement in schooling area 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 National Louis University. 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 University, the University of Bologna, the Polytechnic
University of Turin, the Polytechnic University of Milan and the
Sapienza University of Rome. Specialties within the area 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 area. Programs together with scholar and
tutorial change between the college of Azerbaijan and Italy
are being actively applied.
– As an indicator of the excessive degree of cultural ties between
our international locations, 2020 was declared the ‘Year of Azerbaijani Culture
in Italy’;
During the go to of Minister of Foreign 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 need to additional strengthen this strategic
partnership in all instructions. Another vital facet of the
joint declaration is that it turned the primary doc underneath a
comparable title and in the same 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
international ministers;
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov
participated in groundbreaking ceremony of the Italian-Azerbaijani
University on the campus of ADA University. The Italian aspect was
represented on the occasion by Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Luigi Di Maio, who was on a go to to Baku on the time;
– Cultural Center of Azerbaijan can even perform within the new
constructing of Embassy of Azerbaijan, that opened within the heart 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
tutorial cooperation between ADA University and 5 main
Italian increased schooling establishments – Luiss Guido Carli
University, La Sapienza University in Rome, Turin Polytechnic
University, Alma Mater University in Bologna and Milan Polytechnic
University in reference to the definition of the framework of
cooperation on Italian-Azerbaijan college, creation of schools
and packages 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 positioned
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 had been signed.
This custom was continued by President Ilham Aliyev. Azerbaijan
has develop into probably the most dependable political and financial companion of
European states, particularly Italy, in a short while. The particular
significance of Italy for Azerbaijan from a navy and political
viewpoint is that Italy is a rustic that actively helps the
strengthening of Azerbaijan’s cooperation with the EU and NATO.
Also, within the relations of Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership
with Italy, cooperation within the commerce and financial area is of
specific significance. Italy is Azerbaijan’s first commerce and export
companion. This partnership is additional creating. 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
companion within the South Caucasus, accounting for greater than 90 p.c
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 Gas Corridor and the
Trans-Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP), which is a part of it, are an
vital think about strengthening bilateral cooperation in vitality
area and vitality safety area in Italy. Currently, the pipeline
capability is 10 billion cubic meters. However, it may be elevated
to twenty billion cubic meters. TAP at present meets about 10 p.c of
Italy’s gasoline wants. It’s anticipated that on account of the
implementation of the settlement reached with the European Union on
rising the amount of gasoline provided by Azerbaijan to Europe, the
talked about determine will enhance as much as two occasions.
Azerbaijan carefully cooperates with Italy within the oil and gasoline
sector, in addition to in business, development, commerce, agriculture,
communications, providers and different areas. Currently, there are extra
than 100 Italian corporations working in Azerbaijan within the areas
listed above. Numerous corporations are concerned in restoration and
development work within the territories liberated from Armenian
occupation, and negotiations are underway with different
corporations.
Development of ties with Azerbaijan is one in every of precedence nationwide
curiosity of Italy.
Documents signed over the current years, efforts on their
implementation, mutual financial and political curiosity created a
new area for cooperation in Azerbaijani-Italian relations, turned
the international locations into dependable companions for one another in political
and financial space. A putting 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
in the course of the interim authorities in Italy. Traditionally, in the course of the
intervals of the interim authorities international visits should not made to
Italy, conferences with international official delegations should not held,
choices on home and international coverage should not made.
However, Italy, inquisitive about additional improvement of cooperation
with Azerbaijan, made particular efforts to make sure that the go to of
President Ilham Aliyev to Italy happened, regardless of the restricted
actions of the federal government. This proves as soon as once more that one in every of
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 develop into a precedence nationwide curiosity of
Rome.
Both 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
applied.
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 sector of schooling. Today, we’re
embarking on a brand new web page of Italian-Azerbaijani relations. We are
beginning a brand new web page of large-scale cooperation within the area 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 University. 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 University. The Italian management additionally
welcomed it, and a short time later we’re already beginning
sensible actions. In April this yr, the inspiration of a brand new
academic constructing was laid on the campus of ADA University in
Baku with the participation of Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di
Maio. Cooperation between main Italian universities and ADA
University will strengthen the already pleasant relations between
the 2 international locations. The Luiss University, the University of Bologna,
the Polytechnic University of Milan, the Polytechnic University of
Turin, the Sapienza University of Rome – these names are well-known
outdoors of Italy as properly. Let me additionally inform you that two
institutes will function underneath the Italy-Azerbaijan University – the
Institute of Agriculture and Food Sciences and the Institute of
Design and Architecture.”
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 vital 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 more than 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 fair increased
degree and diversify, and cooperation in each financial and political
fields will enter the multilateral aircraft. The enlargement 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. Further improvement of financial ties
will result in a big inflow of investments from Azerbaijan to Italy
and from Italy to Azerbaijan.
Currently, there’s a favorable funding atmosphere in
Azerbaijan, and extensive alternatives have been created for
worldwide traders. Azerbaijan’s shut financial ties with
Italy, crucial member of the EU, and the Azerbaijan’s
picture as a dependable companion will additional entice the eye of
worldwide traders, and multinational corporations will compete
for investments in Azerbaijan, positioned on worldwide commerce
routes, that are East-West, North-South transport routes, as properly
because the Zangazur Corridor underneath development.
Naturally, in opposition to the background of ongoing financial turmoil,
wars and political rigidity on the earth, the tasks applied
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 bettering the welfare
of Azerbaijani folks.
