Azerbaijan strongly rejects all forms and manifestations of colonialism and considers such a practice, leading to huge tragedies, enslavement and suffering of peoples, absolutely unacceptable.
This is stated in the appeal of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the participants of the constituent conference of the Platform of the NPO Global South.
“Azerbaijan’s policy has always been based on mutual respect and principles of joint development. Unfortunately, many of the main problems faced with the countries of the global south are the result of the continuing neocolonial policy pursued by some Western countries. We resolutely reject all forms and manifestations of colonialism and consider such a practice, which leads to huge tragedies, and the work of work and the work of the The suffering of peoples is absolutely unacceptable, ”the president said.
According to Aliyev, Azerbaijan adheres to the principle of non -interference in the internal affairs of countries, respects political systems, as well as the cultural, ethnic and religious diversity of peoples, always actively promotes interfaith, inter -civilizational and intercultural dialogue.
“I believe that together we will be able to build a bright future and a new, fair world order for our peoples,” he added.
The Head of State noted that due to its active diplomacy, Azerbaijan continues to decisively work to reduce the gap between the positions of the Global North and the Global South, to promote a more inclusive and effective dialogue.
However, according to him, the distrust of the parties between the parties for many years remains the main obstacle to the path to achieving strong success.
“We took on the role of a link between the global south and the global north to help eliminate this imbalance, and intend to make a new contribution to the strengthening of trust. As a country that has successfully passed through economic and political transformations and has completely restored its territorial integrity and sovereignty in front of military aggression, Azerbaijan deeply understands Azerbaijan. The problems faced by the least developed countries, developing countries and the global south as a whole remains completely committed to promoting cooperation, solidarity and solid success, ”the head of state notes.