DİPLOMATİYA ALƏMİ WORLD OF DIPLOMACY JOURNAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN № 46-47, 2017 EDITORIAL COUNCIL Elmar MAMMADYAROV Minister of Foreign Affairs (Chairman of the Editorial Council) Novruz MAMMADOV Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Head of the Foreign Relations Department, Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Araz AZIMOV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hafiz PASHAYEV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmud MAMMAD-GULIYEV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalaf KHALAFOV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nadir HUSSEINOV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Elman AGAYEV Head of Analysis and Strategic Studies Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan EDITORIAL BOARD Nurlan ALIYEV Anaysis and Strategic Studies Department @ All rights reserved. The views expressed in articles are the responsibility of the authors and should not be construed as representing the views of the journal. «World of Diplomacy» journal is published since 2002. Registration №1161, 14 January 2005 ISSN: 1818-4898 Postal address: Analysis and Strategic Studies Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sh.Gurbanov Str. 50, Baku AZ 1009 Tel.: 596-91-31; 596-90-38 e-mail: [email protected] MÜNDƏRİCAT - CONTENTS - СОДЕРЖАНИЕ RƏSMİ XRONİKA - OFFICIAL CHRONICLE - ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА Diplomatic activity of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, H.E. Mr. I.Aliyev in April – December of 2017 ................................................................... 5 Activity of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. E.Mammadyarov in April – December of 2017 ............................................................ 67 The official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Azerbaijan, April 3, 2017 ................................................................ 149 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the 4th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, May 5, 2017 ..................... 153 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the official reception on the occasion of Azerbaijan’s Republic Day, May 26, 2017 ...................................................................161 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the 24th International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference, May 31, 2017 .................................................................. 169 The official visit of the President of the Republic of Moldova to the Republic of Azerbaijan, June 22, 2017 ............................................................... 175 The official visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan, August 8, 2017 ............................................................. 177 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the signing ceremony of new agreement on Azeri - Chirag - Gunashli oil fields, September 14, 2017 .............................................. 182 The official visit of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Azerbaijan, October 13, 2017 ......................................................... 188 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the opening ceremony of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, October 30, 2017 ................. 190 The official visit of the President of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of Azerbaijan, October 31, 2017 ............................................................... 194 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the solemn ceremony celebrating two billion tons of oil production in Azerbaijan, November 8, 2017 ........................................... 197 The official visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Republic of Azerbaijan, December 1, 2017 ........................................................ 206 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the “Heart of Asia” – Istanbul Process 7th Ministerial Conference under the motto “Security and Economic Connectivity Towards a Strengthened Heart of Asia Region”, December 1, 2017 .......................................... 209 Seventh Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process Baku Declaration, December 1, 2017 ............................................................................... 213 BƏYANATLAR – STATEMENTS – ЗАЯВЛЕНИЯ Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, April 1, 2017 .................................................................... 224 Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, May 8, 2017 ..................................................................... 226 Joint Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, July 26, 2017 ......................... 228 TARİXİ SƏNƏDLƏR – HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS – ИСТОРИЧЕСКИЕ ДОКУМЕНТЫ Kurekchay Treaty, May 14, 1805 ............................................................................. 230 Кюрекчайский договор, 14 мая 1805 г. ............................................................... 233 MƏQALƏLƏR - ARTICLES – СТАТЬИ Adış Məmmədov Etnik münaqişə tərəflərinin hüquqlarının beynəlxalq hüquq normaları kontekstində tənzimlənməsi ....................................... 237 Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan Azerbaijan’s Persistence to Resolve Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Probable Scenarios and Suggestions ........................................................................ 251 Bai Lianlei India as the Newcomer in Shanghai Cooperation Organization ............................... 276 Victor Juc and Ruslana Grosu The Republic of Moldova’s Relations with the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Context of Geopolitical Evolutions ............................................................... 284 YENİ TƏYİNATLAR – NEW APPOINTMENTS – НОВЫЕ НАЗНАЧЕНИЯ ......................................................................................... 293 YENİ NƏŞRLƏR – NEW PUBLICATIONS – НОВЫЕ ИЗДАНИЯ Гюнтер Леви «Армянский вопрос в Османской империи: мифы и реальность» ............... 297 RƏSMİ XRONİKA - OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА RƏSMİ XRONİKA – OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛ ХРОНИКА DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN, H.E. Mr. ILHAM ALIYEV IN APRIL – DECEMBER OF 2017 FOREIGN VISITS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN H.E. MR. ILHAM ALIYEV IN APRIL – DECEMBER OF 2017 WORKING VISIT TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA 21 May 2017 List of meetings held during the working visit: − Meeting with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Saudi Arabia PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV ATTENDED THE ARAB ISLAMIC AMERICAN SUMMIT 21 May 2017, Riyadh The Arab Islamic American Summit was held in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the event. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomed Azerbaijan`s President Ilham Aliyev and other heads of state and government at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre. Then King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud hosted a dinner party for the Summit participants. RƏSMİ XRONİKA - OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА - OFFICIAL RƏSMİ XRONİKA Journal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Affairs of the Republic Journal of the Ministry Foreign AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI XARİCİ İŞLƏR NAZİRLİYİNİN JURNALI 46-47 / 2017 5 RƏSMİ XRONİKA - OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА The heads of state and government posed together for photographs. The Summit started with the recitation of ayahs from the Quran. King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud opened the event. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed US President Donald Trump and leaders from across the Islamic world for this historic meeting. United under a single vision – Together We Prevail – this highly anticipated event, the first of its kind in history, renewed the mutual commitment to global security and further strengthened already deep business, cultural and political ties. OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND 27 – 28 June 2017 List of meetings held during the official visit: − Meeting with President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda − Meeting with Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Stanisław Karczewski − Meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Beata Szydło List of documents signed during the official visit: • Joint Declaration on the Road Map for Strategic Partnership and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Poland • Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Poland on Amendments to the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Defense between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Poland signed in the city of Warsaw on 30 March, 2005 • Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Energy between the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Poland • Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Transport and Transport Infrastructure between the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry