SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, July 13. With respect to
your second question about middle power, yes, I read some analytic
articles, and also I'm aware about some opinion of experts about
Azerbaijan already becoming, already became a middle power. Though
I think the gathering like this can also help to identify exactly
what are the criteria for the country to be named middle power.
There can be various criteria, and one single criteria has not yet
been elaborated, President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at
the opening of the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum.
The head of state added: "But to my mind, this terminology means
recognition of the country's potential, its ability to defend its
national interests, regardless what big powers think or do, ability
to resist with all your potential when someone wants to hurt
you."
