Deputy head of the Presidential Administration, chief of the Foreign Relations Department at the Administration Novruz Mammadov commented on results of the Vilnius Summit of the European Union.
Mr Mammadov said Azerbaijan actively participated in the Summit, adding this was noted by leaders of European countries.
He said Azerbaijan was pursuing a successful policy in accordance with its national interests.
"The Head of State addressed the plenary session of the summit, which caused great interest among the participants. On the sidelines of the Summit Ilham Aliyev had more than 10 meetings, including with the Spanish, British and Latvian prime ministers, as well as the FrenchPresident, and others.''
"Unlike other countries, Azerbaijan is pursuing an independent policy without paying attention to anybody. We will move forward on this path,'' said Novruz Mammadov.
According to him, the results of the Vilnius summit clarified the complete geopolitical situation in the region.
"The summit clarified the geopolitical situation in the region. Two out of six Eastern Partnership countries – Georgia and Moldova – have made their geopolitical choices in favor of the European Union. Armenia and Belarus also made their choices. Things are unclear with Ukraine. As regards Azerbaijan`s policy it was praised by all European Union states,'' said Mr Mammadov.
He said statements by several Russian parliamentarians and experts that Azerbaijan should choose between the European Union and Eurasian space were not worth paying attention to.
"We are conducting an independent policy, and it is clear to our people and our foreign partners. We have never made any steps that we then retracted.''
Commenting on the statements by some experts claiming that the Iran-West rapprochement would see Azerbaijan`s geopolitical importance decrease, Mr Mammadov said the South Caucasus would always keep its geopolitical significance.
"The Caucasus will never lose its importance. It is where the East and the West, the North and the South, as well as Islam and Christianity intersect. And what happened between Iran and the West? Nothing, in fact. They just got back to what they started from. So we think that all statements that the importance of the South Caucasus will decrease are invalid,'' said Mr Mammadov.
On the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he noted Azerbaijan would consider Armenia`s moves, rather than its statements.
"However, we stress the importance of the fact that the presidents of the two countries have met for the first time in two years. Azerbaijan is always committed to peaceful settlement of the dispute. Let`s see how much Armenia is committed to this. Or will they resort to their tricks again?'' Mr Mammadov added.
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