BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 9. I highly value the personal relationship with President Donald Trump, said Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with Azerbaijani media representatives in Washington, Trend reports.
"I am sure we are opening a new chapter in our relationship. My personal contact with President Trump began with a very friendly, cordial, and result-oriented first meeting. Of course, I knew President Trump from his previous term and from what he had accomplished in six months. President Trump did not know who I was at first; he had heard about me through his team members. But my personal attitude toward President Trump has always been very positive. Even last year, when asked about the US elections, I said what I thought: we supported him because he is probably the only American president who did not start wars. This is true. He is a person who values family values, like Azerbaijani people. During these six months in office, as I said today at the press conference, he achieved things that seemed impossible — in Africa, Asia, and the South Caucasus. He is a person who brings tangible results. From this point of view, I highly value our personal relationship. I am confident that in the coming years, this personal relationship will greatly influence interstate relations between our countries," said President Ilham Aliyev.