Ministry of Foreign Affairs

FOREIGN POLICY

FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

Promotion of the establishment of pluralistic democracy based on market economy and the rule of law;

Conduct of an independent foreign policy aimed at the soonest restoration of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan over its territory;

Elimination of threats and risks to the security, political independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan;

Peaceful settlement of the conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan through negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group on the basis of the principles of the OSCE Lisbon Summit;

Elimination of the consequences of military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan;

Development of good-neighbourly and mutually advantageous relations with neighbouring countries;

Promotion of security and stability in the region;

Prevention of illegal arms and other transfers in the region;

Adherence to existing global non-proliferation regimes and establishment of a nuclear-free zone in the Southern Caucasus;

Demilitarization of the Caspian Sea basin;

Integration into European and Transatlantic security and cooperation structures, including NATO, EU, WEU, CE;

Facilitation of the development of various sectors of the country's economy with due consideration of Azerbaijan's crucial geostrategic location at the crossroads between the East and West;