President Ilham Aliyev’s historic speech at the White House

A new chapter is being written today in the bilateral intergovernmental relations between the United States and Azerbaijan. The path to a strategic partnership is beginning. The Charter on Strategic Partnership will be developed within the coming months. This is a historic achievement for Azerbaijan, as being in a strategic partnership with the greatest country in the world is both a great opportunity and a tremendous responsibility.

According to Caliber.Az, this was stated by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during a joint press statement with U.S. President Donald Trump and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Washington.

Aliyev said this strategic partnership format covers many important areas: mutual investment, trade, energy, connectivity, transit, artificial intelligence, arms sales, and the fight against terrorism. This opens up great opportunities for Azerbaijan to continue its development path, diversify its economy, maintain its current low unemployment rate, and look to the future with great optimism.

The President of Azerbaijan expressed his gratitude to Donald Trump for lifting the restrictions that were imposed on Azerbaijan in 1992, just one year after the country restored its independence.

“I’m very grateful to Mr. President for lifting today the restrictions that were imposed on Azerbaijan back in 1992, only one year after our country restored its independence. After 33 years, these restrictions have been lifted — just today. It is truly a day that will be remembered by the people of Azerbaijan with pride and gratitude,” Aliyev said.

Ilham Aliyev stressed that in just a few months, President Trump managed to end conflicts in Asia, Africa, and now — in the South Caucasus.

“If not for President Trump and his team, and our great friend Mr. Witkoff and his team, we would have been in an endless process of negotiations,” the President of Azerbaijan said.

Aliyev acknowledged that today is truly a historic day, as peace is being established in the Caucasus — a development that will open great opportunities not only for our region.

The President expressed confidence that Armenia and Azerbaijan will find the courage and responsibility to reconcile, and that their peoples will reconcile as well. The page of confrontation will be turned, and a bright and secure future will be ensured for our children.

Aliyev once again emphasised his satisfaction that today a great new history is being written.