Relations between Azerbaijan and the United States

Relations between Azerbaijan and the United States

United States	Azerbaijan

The  bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and the  United States of America  (USA)  lead primarily to cooperation in the  fields of energy and  security policy .

The US's energy policy interests in Azerbaijan lie in the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (oil) and the South Caucasus pipeline (natural gas) as well as the implementation of gas pipeline projects in the southern corridor. Supporting Azerbaijan in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking is also of great importance to the USA.

history

The first official meeting between representatives of Azerbaijan and the United States took place in 1919 after the end of the First World War as part of the Paris Peace Conference . At the meeting, the Azerbaijani delegation handed over a message to US President Woodrow Wilson . The communication contained six requests or demands:

1. recognition of the independence of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan by the USA,
2. the application of US President Woodrow Wilson's 14-point program to Azerbaijan, in particular the right of peoples to self-determination ,
3. the participation of the Azerbaijani delegation in the Paris Peace Conference,
4. ensuring that Azerbaijan is a member of the League of Nations ,
5. US military support for Azerbaijan and
6. the further development of diplomatic relations between the USA and Azerbaijan.

In January 1920, the independence of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic from the United States was de facto recognized.

After Azerbaijan's involuntary annexation to the Soviet Union in April 1920, there were no direct bilateral diplomatic relations between the Azerbaijani SSR and the USA.

After Azerbaijan gained independence in 1991, diplomatic relations between the USA and Azerbaijan were reactivated in 1992. The then US President George HW Bush announced on December 25, 1991 that the USA recognized the restoration of Azerbaijan's independence. In March 1992, Azerbaijan opened a diplomatic mission in Washington, DC ; the US State Department opened a representative office in Baku in November 1992 .

State visits

In September 1994 the first working visit of an Azerbaijani president to the USA took place. Heydər Əliyev met with US President Bill Clinton there .

In 2005, US Senators Barack Obama and Richard Lugar visited Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani President İlham Əliyev met with US President Donald Trump in New York in September 2017 during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly .

Bilateral relations since 1992

Security cooperation

In terms of security policy, Azerbaijan cooperates closely with the USA within the framework of NATO . Azerbaijan and the United States are working together to combat nuclear proliferation and drug trafficking, and to promote security in the Caspian Region. Azerbaijan has a military partnership with the Oklahoma National Guard under the US Department of Defense's State Partnership Program (SPP) .

Economic Cooperation

The US and Azerbaijan are important trading partners and have a bilateral investment treaty. A US-Azerbaijani economic partnership commission serves to develop bilateral cooperation in the field of trade and investment. Energy policy cooperation is in the interests of both countries. The US supports Azerbaijan in exporting its energy resources to Western countries.

The state oil fund of Azerbaijan ( SOFAZ for short ) has invested around three billion US dollars in the United States. In 2012, the state oil company of Azerbaijan ( SOCAR for short ) opened a representative office in Washington, DC

Individual evidence

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2. ^ ^{A b} Visions of Azerbaijan: It's Time to Get US-Azerbaijani Relations Back On Track . ( azertag.az [accessed October 2, 2017]).
3. ↑ ^{a b} Bulletin d'Information de l'Azerbaidjan , No. 1, September 1, 1919, p. 6 f.
4. ↑ Azərbaycan Respublikasının Nazirlər Kabineti yanında Tərcümə Mərkəzi. Retrieved October 2, 2017 . 
5. ↑ FS: İkitərəfli münasibətlər. Retrieved September 28, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Azərbaycan Respublikası Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi: Azərbaycan Respublikası və Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları arasındakı münasibətlər. (PDF) February 2016, accessed September 28, 2017 (Azerbaijani). 
7. ↑ Christina Larson: Hoosier Daddy. (No longer available online.) April 30, 2008, archived from the original on April 30, 2008 ; accessed on October 5, 2017 (English). 
8. ↑ Azvision: Ilham Aliyev meets with US President Donald Trump. Retrieved October 5, 2017 . 
9. ^ President Ilham Aliyev attends Trump's banquet. Retrieved October 5, 2017 . 
10. ^ NATO: Relations with Azerbaijan. Retrieved October 5, 2017 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b c} Azerbaijan-US relations - Embassy of Azerbaijan. Retrieved October 5, 2017 . 
12. ^ ^{A b} Policy & History. US Embassy in Azerbaijan, accessed October 5, 2017 .