BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. Our relations with the United Arab Emirates are built on brotherhood and friendship. The numerous documents signed today will raise our relations to a new level, said President Ilham Aliyev during an expanded meeting with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Trend reports.
Addressing the meeting, President Ilham Aliyev said:
- Dear Mr. President, my dear brother,
Welcome to Azerbaijan, welcome to Karabakh. I am sure that your visit will give a new impetus to the brotherly and friendly relations between our countries. We meet quite often, both in Azerbaijan and in the United Arab Emirates. You visited Azerbaijan twice last year. A few months ago this year, I visited your country. Your visit today is of particular importance because you are visiting Karabakh, the lands liberated from occupation, and this makes us, the entire Azerbaijani people, very happy. Our relations are built on a foundation of brotherhood and friendship. The numerous documents signed today will raise our relations to a new level. Each document signed is of great importance. Among them, I would like to specifically mention the Joint Declaration on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. This is a document that raises our political relations to the highest level.
Our political relations are developing very successfully. We always stand by each other in international organizations. We support each other. We are very pleased with the recent mutual investments. Cooperation in the oil and gas sector is deepening. Among the documents signed today, cooperation in the transport sector has great prospects. We are particularly grateful to your country and your country's companies for providing us with great support in the development of renewable energy in Azerbaijan. The companies of the United Arab Emirates are our strategic partners here, the main investors, and the construction and investment in the first Solar Power Plant commissioned in Azerbaijan were made possible thanks to your country's support for us. You know that our plans are broader, and the production of several gigawatts of renewable energy in Azerbaijan in the near future will be possible precisely as a result of your personal instructions and the operation of your country's companies.
We are working on other investment projects. The composition of today's delegations is an indicator in itself. This shows how multifaceted, deep, sincere, and productive our relations are.
My dear brother, I would like to thank you once again for your visit to Karabakh. Welcome to Azerbaijan, welcome to Karabakh!