27.01 10:45

Politics

Version for Print

President Ilham Aliyev Holds Several Meetings in Davos


President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Jan. 26 met with European Commissioner for Energy in European Commission Gu"nther Oettinger in Davos.  The meeting focused on the development of Southern Gas Corridor project.
The sides emphasized the role of the Joint Declaration on the Southern Gas Corridor signed by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose’ Manuel Dura~o Barroso in the development of energy ties.

***
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS Global Kaspar Villiger in Davos. They discussed the issues of building and developing cooperation between Azerbaijan and UBS, one of the largest banks in Switzerland.
They also explored prospects of building financial cooperation with Azerbaijan`s State Oil Company and State Oil Fund. Kaspar Villiger recalled his visits to Azerbaijan and meetings with national leader Heydar Aliyev. He said Azerbaijan was rapidly developing under President Ilham Aliyev’s leadership.
 
***
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today met US Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Robert Hormats in Davos.  Robert Hormats conveyed the US President`s and Secretary of State`s greetings to the Azerbaijani leader.
The Under Secretary said the White House praised development processes in Azerbaijan, in particular successful economic and industrial sector reforms. They expressed confidence that anti-corruption measures in Azerbaijan as well as investments in the country`s non-oil sector would be a success.
They exchanged views over a range of regional issues. The Azerbaijani President and the US Under Secretary of State also stressed the importance of a forthcoming meeting of an Azerbaijan-US intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation

***
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev yesterday met Chief Executive Officer of the Austrian OMV AG company Gerhard Roiss in Davos. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan and OMV AG, as well as prospects of the Nabucco gas pipeline project.

***
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev yesterday met with Swiss counterpart Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf in Davos. President of Switzerland Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf welcomed President Ilham Aliyev.
During the meeting, they praised the development of the bilateral relations between the two countries, and underlined the necessity of expanding them even more. The presidents noted the importance of energy and environmental cooperation between Azerbaijan and Switzerland. They also discussed a number of other issues of mutual interest.

***
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev yesterday met Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres in Davos. During the meeting, the presidents discussed bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Israel. They also discussed prospects for cooperation in various fields, in particular economics and scientific researches.

***
25.01.12
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today arrived in Switzerland to participate in the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos. President Ilham Aliyev left Zurich for Davos.

***
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today left for Switzerland to participate in the annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos. At the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Head of State was seen off by Prime Minister Arthur Rasizade, head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and Baku mayor Hajibala Abutalybov. AZERTAG

Expert Opinion

Iran ‘chooses Armenia’ over Azerbaijan

News.Az interviews Israeli international relations expert Arye Gut.

What can you say about the recent explosions and attempted explosion targeted against Israeli embassies in Delhi, Bangkok and Tbilisi?

I think that the Iranian mullocracy and its pals are linked to the two explosions in the Thai capital Bangkok. This proves that Tehran is continuing state terrorism. It is no secret that the leadership of the Islamic Republic and their allies in the militarized Lebanese Shia organization Hezbollah continue to represent a threat to regional and global stability.

A blast occurred in a house where Iranian Sayed Moradi was staying in Bangkok yesterday. Two people who were in the house with him managed to get away. Moradi also wanted to get away and tried to take a taxi, but the driver refused to take the Iranian who was bleeding. As police officers tried to detain him, he threw a grenade towards the police, but it detonated close to the Iranian, blowing off his legs.

However, Iran remains the main threat to Israel, the region and the world. This country is the main exporter of terror in the world. Unfortunately, for many years the West had been ignoring the threat for political reasons. But now the question tops the international agenda. This also applies to Europe, the United States and moderate Arab regimes that fear the regional ambitions of the Iranian regime. Iran’s actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Yemen and South America are not directed against Israel.

For a long time Israeli security structures have been following the activities of Iranian intelligence, the Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah terrorists. It is worth mentioning that they conducted joint attacks, for example, in Argentina in 1992 and 1994. In the past four years, these structures have made new attempts to strike at Israeli targets. Several terrorist attacks were prevented in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Thailand, Turkey, and several other countries. We have enough evidence to suggest that they are behind the terrorist attack in New Delhi and the attempted attack in Tbilisi. Do not forget that the Iranians were planning to attack Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States and the Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan.

How do you assess the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic note to its friendly neighbour, Azerbaijan?

This note was handed to Azerbaijan’s ambassador, Javanshir Akhundov. It argues that Baku allegedly assisted agents of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, associated with attacks against Iranian scientists.

Which team will be the winner of the 2011-2012 seasonal Champions League?



Partners

 The Azeri Times CIC HEI countdown AFA