Azerbaijan Political Outlook

• Foreign Policy Priorities Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan



• Government and Legislation



• Speeches
  
  • Address by Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the 14th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
  • Address by President Ilham Aliyev at 59th Session of UNGA
  • Address by President Ilham Aliyev at GUUAM Summit
  • Remarks by Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov at CSIS
  • Statement of Foreign Minister Mammadyarov at 60th Session UNGA debate
  • Statement of Foreign Minister Mammadyarov at OSCE Meeting in Ljubljana, December 5, 2005
  • Statement of Foreign Minister Mammadyarov at the Council of Europe Meeting, November 17, 2005
  • Statement of Foreign Minister Mammadyarov at 62th Session UNGA , October 3, 2007
  • Statement of Foreign Minister Mammadyarov at 63th Session UNGA , September 27, 2008
  • Statement of Foreign Minister Mammadyarov at the 64th Session UNGA, September 25, 2009


• Articles
  
  • The Caspian Moment, Wall Street Journal, Jan. 21, 2008

Foreign Policy Priorities Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan

For more information visit www.mfa.gov.az

- Promotion 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

- Development of the Eurasian Transport Corridor of which Azerbaijan is a part

 Azerbaijan Government And Legislation

The Republic of Azerbaijan was declared on August 30, 1991. On October 18, 1991 the Parliament of Azerbaijan passed a Bill on Declaration of Independence.

Constitution: Approved in November 1995 referendum

(English text: http://www.president.az/s30_government/_government_e.html )

Executive - President (head of state), Prime Minister (head of government), Council of Ministers (Cabinet) ( http://www.president.az )

Legislative - Unicameral Parliament - Milli Mejlis with 125 five-year-terms elected members (http://www.meclis.gov.az )

Judicial – Constitutional Court, Supreme Court

The Republic of Azerbaijan consists of one autonomy formation - Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, 65 regions, 69 cities, 13 urban regions, 130 settlements of urban type and 4354 rural settlements

Major political parties: New Azerbaijan Party, Popular Front Party, Musavat Party, National Independence Party, Azerbaijan Democratic Party, Social-Democratic Party, others

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

The national currency is Manat (AZM)

The Azerbaijan language is the State language of the Republic of Azerbaijan

The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku with over 2 million population.