DİPLOMATİYA ALƏMİ WORLD OF DIPLOMACY JOURNAL OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN № 43, 2016 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 Khalaf KHALAFOV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahmud MAMMAD-GULIYEV Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hafiz PASHAYEV 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 Hussein HUSSEINOV Department of Anaysis and Strategic Studies Nurlan ALIYEV Department of Anaysis and Strategic Studies Samir SULTANSOY Department of Anaysis and Strategic Studies @ 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; 596-92-81 e-mail: [email protected] AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI XARİCİ İŞLƏR NAZİRLİYİNİN JURNALI 43 / 2016 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 the third quarter of 2016 ............................................................ 4 Activity of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. E.Mammadyarov in the third quarter of 2016 ................................................... 17 The official visit of the President of Ukraine to the Republic of Azerbaijan, July 14, 2016 .......................................................... 75 The official visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan, August 7-8, 2016 ................................................... 79 The working visit of the President of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Azerbaijan, August 8, 2016 ...................................................... 86 Trilateral Summit of the Heads of State of Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia, August 8, 2016 .................................................... 89 The 5th Baku International Humanitarian Forum, September 29, 2016 ................. 97 BƏYANATLAR – STATEMENTS – ЗАЯВЛЕНИЯ Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, August 30, 2016 ................................................... 105 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 43 / 2016 ARXİV SƏNƏDLƏR – ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS – АРХИВНЫЕ ДОКУМЕНТЫ DEPORTATION OF AZERBAIJANIS FROM THE ARMENIAN SSR The Council of Ministers of the USSR, Decree №4083 On resettlement of collective farmers and other Azerbaijani population from the Armenian SSR to the Kura-Aras lowlands of the Azerbaijan SSR 23 December 1947. Moscow, Kremlin………………………………........................107 The Council of Ministers of the USSR, Decree №754 On the measures of resettlement of collective farmers and other Azerbaijani population from the Armenian SSR to the Kura-Aras lowlands of the Azerbaijan SSR 10 March 1948. Moscow, Kremlin…………………110 MƏQALƏLƏR - ARTICLES – СТАТЬИ Musa Qasımlı Dağlıq Qarabağ Muxtar Vilayətinin yaradılması: tarixi gerçəklik nədir?…...…......114 Galina M.Yemelianova The Shifting Geopolitics of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict………………………..145 Natalino Ronzitti The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh: An International Law Perspective ……………..158 YENİ TƏYİNATLAR – NEW APPOINTMENTS – НОВЫЕ НАЗНАЧЕНИЯ……...173 YENİ NƏŞRLƏR – NEW PUBLICATIONS – НОВЫЕ ИЗДАНИЯ Oleg Kuznetsov “The History of Transnational Armenian Terrorism in the Twentieth Century”...…176 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 43 / 2016 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 THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2016 FOREIGN VISITS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN H.E. MR. ILHAM ALIYEV IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2016 WORKING VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND 8 – 9 July 2016 List of meetings held during the working visit: - Meeting with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry - Meeting with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs James Warlick, Igor Popov and Pierre Andrieu as well as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА OFFICIAL – - Meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani - Meeting with President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda - Meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Chairman-in-Office of OSCE Frank Walter Steinmeier - Meeting with President of the French Republic Francois Hollande RƏSMİ XRONİKA 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 43 / 2016 4 RƏSMİ XRONİKA – OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV ATTENDED A SESSION OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF AFGHANISTAN AND ALLIES AND THEIR RESOLUTE SUPPORT OPERATIONAL PARTNERS AS PART OF THE NATO SUMMIT 9 July 2016, Warsaw Speech by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Mr. Secretary General, Colleagues, Security and sustainable development of Afghanistan is vital for the regional and global stability. Azerbaijan, as a reliable NATO partner and friend of Afghanistan, will continue its significant troop contribution to the Resolute Support Mission and provide a multi-modal transit. Azerbaijan has already several times made substantial donations to the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund. We will continue to support this Fund financially in line with the pledges we made. We remain committed to a long-term political partnership and a practical cooperation with Afghanistan. After conclusion of the Resolute Support Mission, we envisage contribution through the enhanced Enduring Partnership. OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА OFFICIAL – Azerbaijan’s contribution to the stability and development of Afghanistan goes well beyond our involvement in NATO operations. We support Afghanistan bilaterally on its path of reforms towards self-reliant future by providing practical assistance in the areas of military training, education, infrastructure, transportation, investments, and increasing the role of women in society. RƏSMİ XRONİKA 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 43 / 2016 5 RƏSMİ XRONİKA – OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА Azerbaijan has made substantial financial and technical contribution to the implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project to be completed in the nearest future. This project will connect European and Asian railroads through Azerbaijan. Afghanistan can also join this vital transportation network. Construction of the biggest international trade seaport in the Caspian region in our country provides new opportunities for cooperation in Eurasia. I am sure Afghanistan will also benefit from this project. Azerbaijan-NATO partnership is based upon the principles of international law and indivisibility of security. Regretfully, there are still violations of these principles. The continued use of force against Azerbaijan by Armenia, whose armed forces occupied almost 20% of Azerbaijan’s territories, ethnically cleansed about one million Azerbaijanis, and committed war crimes, not only undermines the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan but also represents a grave threat to regional security. For more than twenty years, Armenia refuses to implement the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, which demand immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian troops from Azerbaijan. We support the statements of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group as well as the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE saying that “status-quo is not acceptable”. Changing the status-quo means beginning of de-occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan. We appreciate the renewed commitment by NATO to support Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty, as reiterated in Warsaw Summit Declaration. Thank you. OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА OFFICIAL – RƏSMİ XRONİKA 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 43 / 2016 6 RƏSMİ XRONİKA – OFFICIAL CHRONICLE – ОФИЦИАЛЬНАЯ ХРОНИКА WORKING VISIT TO THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 16 September 2016 List of meetings held during the working visit: - Meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova