Energy security is an important component of US-Azerbaijani cooperation. This was stated by the assistant to the President of Azerbaijan – Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Administration of the Presidential Hickmet Hajiyev at the webinar “30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Caspian region” organized by Caspian Policy Center.
Hajiyev noted that the support of the US government and the active participation of American companies allow Azerbaijan to independently and directly export their hydrocarbon resources into international markets: “Azerbaijan leads in the region of the South Caucasus in terms of US investment – this figure is about 19 billion dollars. In Azerbaijan There are about 300 American companies. Azerbaijan also encourages investments in the US economy. But we must do more to expand economic and trade connections. Restoration of liberated territories is a priority in the work of the government of Azerbaijan. We encourage American companies to invest in investments (in the liberated territories – ed. ) and take more active participation in support of the efforts of the Government of Azerbaijan on the reconstruction and restoration of these territories. We have pledged to restore seven cities from the ruins, because everything is destroyed on the liberated territories. “
Hickmet Hajiyev stressed that Azerbaijan, solving the main security challenge, is moving from the concept of foreign policy based on the concept of economic policy.