BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17. Future development
prospects of Azerbaijan-U.S. relations have been discussed.


This was announced by the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign
Affairs following the meeting between the Foreign Minister, Jeyhun
Bayramov, and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives,
Abraham Hamadeh, as part of his visit to Azerbaijan on June 17.


According to the ministry, during the meeting, views were
exchanged on the current state and development prospects of
Azerbaijan-US bilateral relations, regional and international
security issues, energy security, transport and communication
relations, as well as the current situation in the post-conflict
period in the South Caucasus.


Bayramov emphasized the importance of the Summit held in
Washington in August last year in bilateral and regional relations,
noting that the historic agreements reached within the framework of
the summit served to elevate relations between the two countries to
a qualitatively new stage. It was noted that the Strategic
Partnership Charter signed between Azerbaijan and the U.S. created
an important basis for further expansion of cooperation in areas
such as political dialogue, economic cooperation, energy security,
and security.


In addition, it was noted that the Azerbaijan-U.S. Economic
Cooperation Dialogue was held for the first time, and 10
cooperation documents covering trade, investments, energy,
transport, digital developmentç and other areas were signed.


The meeting highlighted the importance of implementing the TRIPP
project, which will serve to strengthen transport and communication
ties in the region and create seamless connections between the main
part of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.


During the meeting, the prospects for the future development of
Azerbaijani-US relations were discussed, and the importance of
eliminating restrictions in bilateral cooperation was emphasized.
In this context, it was noted that the complete abolition of
Section 907, which limits U.S. state aid to Azerbaijan, would be in
line with the spirit of the strategic partnership between the two
countries and would contribute to the further expansion of
cooperation in the fields of security, energy, transport, economyç
and regional stability. It was noted that the above section
reflects an outdated approach by its nature and is inconsistent
with the current geopolitical realities, as well as the level of
the Azerbaijan-U.S partnership.


The minister spoke about the contributions Azerbaijan has made
to the energy security of Europe and the wider region for many
years, and provided information about the projects implemented by
Azerbaijan in the field of green energy, along with traditional
energy resources. It was stressed that there are wide opportunities
for cooperation between Azerbaijan and the U.S. in this
direction.


The strategic importance of Azerbaijan's relations with the
Central Asian countries and the admission of Azerbaijan as a full
member of the Central Asian Consultative Assembly was emphasized,
and it was noted that there are broad opportunities for cooperation
in the C6 format.


The Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization process was also discussed
during the conversation. The minister provided the other party with
detailed information on the Azerbaijan-Armenia normalization
process and the restoration and construction work carried out in
the liberated territories.


The meeting also exchanged views on other regional and
international issues of mutual interest.