The text of the Baku Declaration of the Ninth Trilateral Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey has been announced.
Publika.az reports that the Baku Declaration states:
“The Ninth Tripartite Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Three Countries with the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Jeyhun Bayramov and the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Hakan Fidan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, His Excellency Ilya Darchiashvili, March 15, 2024- was held in Baku on
Ministers,
Emphasizing the existing strong relations between their countries based on friendship and historical ties, mutual respect and trust;
Desiring further deepening of cooperation at the level of strategic partnership in all areas of mutual interest, including political, economic, trade, peace and security, science and technology and culture;
Bearing in mind the significant contributions of their States to the promotion of peace, stability and development in the region and the mutual desire of their peoples to further these ideals for the common prosperity and security of the wider region;
Recognizing the challenges and emerging threats faced by their countries, including but not limited to the threats of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, cyber attacks and hybrid forms of warfare;
Recognizing the importance of accelerating trade and investment activities to strengthen the regional economic profile;
Noting the importance of regional connectivity as a cornerstone for sustainable and robust economic growth and development in the region;
Expressing solidarity with the government and people of Azerbaijan in the efforts to rebuild and restore the territories affected by the conflict;
The two devastating earthquakes that took place after the last tripartite meeting on February 6, 2023 in the southeastern region of Turkey, killing thousands and injuring thousands more and causing heavy destruction, as well as the series of attacks against Turkey over the past 6 months once again expressing solidarity with the Turkish people regarding terrorist acts;
They stated the following:
They reiterated their strong and unequivocal support for each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of their borders;
They welcomed the full restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan within the state borders and reaffirmed their support for the post-conflict reconstruction and reconstruction efforts of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
They reaffirmed their support for the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the basis of mutual recognition and respect for each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders, confident that the early establishment of relations between them will make an important contribution to regional stability and security and will pave the way for the full realization of the cooperation potential of the region. stated that they were and in this regard noted the positive role of Georgia and Turkey as regional countries;
They reiterated the importance of Turkey’s careful implementation of the Montreux Convention and the successful management of the escalation in the Black Sea;
The importance of an immediate ceasefire leading to the cessation of hostilities, the immediate, unhindered, sustainable and sufficient supply of humanitarian aid to Gaza and the resumption of a genuine peace process aimed at establishing lasting peace in the Middle East was emphasized.
They reiterated that it is extremely important to restore the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia within the internationally recognized borders;
Determined to strengthen cooperation in accordance with relevant international and regional instruments to combat all forms and manifestations of terrorism, transnational organized crime, illegal trafficking of arms, drugs and their precursors, human trafficking, migrant smuggling, money laundering, crimes against cultural and historical heritage and cybercrime they updated again;
They emphasized the important steps taken in the direction of strengthening the transit potential of their countries, including the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor, the rail-based multimodal transport corridor passing through the territories of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as well as the efforts to integrate into the international transit system;
They emphasized the key role of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway (BTQ) and the Marmaray project as part of the Iron Silk Road in facilitating competitive transportation between Asia and Europe;
They emphasized the importance of the early completion of restoration, reconstruction and expansion works in the “Marabda-Kartsakhi” section of the railway line and the full operation of the railway line again in 2024;
They emphasized the importance of development of transport and communication infrastructure;
Cooperation in energy, as well as people-to-people contacts, education, social and cultural exchange, tourism and ICT, including through the improvement and strengthening of air, rail, road and regional links, including transport, trade, green energy and low carbon technologies they decided to expand;
They emphasized the strategic partnership in the field of energy and reaffirmed their full support for the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) as well as energy projects aimed at increasing the volume of natural gas;
They supported the coordination of actions in the field of sustainable growth, including the efficient use of renewable energy;
Promoted cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experience on security of supply, liberalization of the energy sector, creation and/or management of markets;
They confirmed continuous and strengthened cooperation in economic areas of common interest through effective and result-oriented projects;
Willing to further promote investments in areas of mutual interest, as well as to continue direct relations in this direction through the business circles, chambers of commerce and industry, as well as industry and business associations of the three states, including exploring new methods for promoting export-import opportunities and economic cooperation they stated that they were;
Appreciated the active cooperation of States, including through supporting their respective candidacies in international organizations where possible;
Through tripartite events and projects, they expressed their desire to strengthen ties of friendship, brotherhood and kinship between the youth and athletes of the countries;
They welcomed the selection of the Republic of Azerbaijan to host the 29th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on November 11-22, 2024.
The ministers expressed their deep gratitude to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov for the successful organization of the meeting.
They emphasized the importance of regularly holding trilateral meetings and decided to hold the Tenth Trilateral Meeting in 2025 in Turkey on mutually agreed dates.
Signed in Baku on March 15, 2024, in English.
of Azerbaijan Republic
Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Jeyhun Bayramov
of Georgia
Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Ilya Darchiashvili
of the Republic of Turkey
Minister of Foreign Affairs
His Excellency Hakan Fidan”.
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