BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 10. The full text of
the Charter on Strategic Partnership between the Government of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the United States of
America has been published.
Trend presents the
full text of the Charter:
The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the
Government of the United States of America:
1. Reaffirm their support for each other’s sovereignty,
independence, territorial integrity and inviolability of borders as
the foundation of their bilateral relations;
2. Proceed from the Memorandum of Understanding between the
Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the
United States of America regarding the establishment of a Working
Group to develop a Strategic Partnership Charter between the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America signed on
August 8, 2025, in Washington D.C.;
3. Affirm the importance of their strategic partnership across
areas of mutual interest and shared benefit, including regional
connectivity, economic investment, and security cooperation;
4. Underline their shared desire to strengthen their
relationship across issues of mutual interest, including the
diplomatic, economic, energy, technological, and security
fields;
5. Affirm the vital importance of engaging not only government
agencies, but also the private sectors of both countries in
planning and implementing a strategic partnership and enhanced
cooperation.
Section I: Regional Connectivity, Including Energy,
Trade, and Transit
The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to work together to promote regional connectivity, with a
focus on the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor (Middle Corridor) by
cooperation on land, maritime, and air transportation
infrastructure development; energy and data connectivity; trade and
transit facilitation; customs control and border crossing;
international multi-modal logistics; and other related areas. They
acknowledge the importance of the Trump Route for International
Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), as a multi-modal connectivity project
that will provide unimpeded connectivity between the main part of
the Republic of Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
with reciprocal benefits for international and intra-state
connectivity for the countries involved, and unlock the region’s
potential for international trade and transit in line with the
Washington Peace Summit Declaration of August 8, 2025.
The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to work toward improving the business climate, and trade and
investment flows to promote bilateral economic relations while
building upon the productive history of the Azerbaijan-U.S.
relationship, which has resulted in the implementation of such
projects as the Contract of the Century, the Southern Gas Corridor,
and benefited both sides and the broader region through close
collaboration. To this end:
1. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to expand cooperation to promote economic growth and
regional connectivity with a focus on developing the Middle
Corridor across the energy, transport and digital infrastructure
sectors, including through the development of the TRIPP and other
projects;
2. Recognizing the importance of regional connectivity, the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America intend to
explore opportunities to mobilize public and private sector
investment in the energy and transport sectors as well as digital
infrastructure development;
3. Acknowledging the Republic of Azerbaijan’s strategic
importance as a reliable partner in energy security, the Republic
of Azerbaijan and the United States of America intend to expand
energy cooperation including in the oil, gas and electricity
sectors bilaterally and through partnerships with third countries
toward implementation of joint projects, such as interconnector
projects, and diversifying supply routes;
4. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to deepen civil nuclear cooperation;
5. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
express their intention to cooperate in facilitating the transit of
critical minerals via the Middle Corridor to global markets.
Section II: Economic Investment, Including Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and Digital Infrastructure
1. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to expand cooperation to enhance economic growth, promote
investment, and improve the bilateral business climate. The United
States of America welcomes the Republic of Azerbaijan’s efforts to
further integrate into the global economy and enhance its position
as an energy, trade, data, finance, transport and logistics hub for
the Caspian region.
2. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to identify strategic opportunities to increase bilateral
trade and investment, including through exploring the possibility
of convening economic or trade dialogue platforms;
3. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to expand cooperation to advance bilateral and regional
economic, trade and investment cooperation with the active
participation of the private sector;
4. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to expand collaboration on developing AI partnerships, and,
where appropriate, to promote cooperation in the space industry and
investments in digital infrastructure, including the development of
AI data centers in the Republic of Azerbaijan in cooperation with
the private sector;
5. Building on international best practices, the Republic of
Azerbaijan and the United States of America intend to examine the
creation of dedicated mechanisms, such as joint R&D support
instruments, innovation bridge platforms, and sector-focused
initiatives in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence – designed
to catalyze private venture capital, de-risk early-stage technology
development, and accelerate commercialization;
6. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to share best practices and provide technical assistance in
application of emerging technologies, platforms, and business
practices, foster partnerships for talent development and growth of
a skilled tech workforce in the Republic of Azerbaijan based upon a
supportive regulatory environment and promote investments for
cross-border and Trans-Caspian digital connectivity;
7. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to cooperate at the intergovernmental level and through
public-private partnerships to support joint research, development,
commercialization, technology protection, and voluntary transfer of
technologies on mutually determined terms for the development of
digital infrastructure and application of AI in the Republic of
Azerbaijan, consistent with legal and regulatory frameworks;
Section III: Security Cooperation
Peace in the South Caucasus is in the shared interest of the
Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America and
security cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the
United States of America benefits both nations as well as
international and regional peace and security. The United States
deeply values Azerbaijan’s contributions to international
peacekeeping efforts where Azerbaijani forces served alongside the
United States and coalition partners to advance international and
regional security.
1. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to expand the scope of their defense and security
cooperation, including defense sales;
2. Given their shared commitment to countering the scourge of
terrorism, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of
America intend to expand their existing counterterrorism
cooperation;
3. The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to cooperate to increase capabilities in the field of
cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection;
4. Being mindful of serious challenges faced by the Republic of
Azerbaijan due to contamination with landmines and other
explosives, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of
America intend to cooperate in capacity building in humanitarian
de-mining through financial support and technology transfer.
Section IV: Institutional Framework and
implementation
Recognizing the shared desire to implement the commitments of
this Charter, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of
America may, as part of the existing Strategic Partnership
framework, establish working groups on areas of cooperation,
including economy and trade; energy; connectivity, AI, and digital
development; and security and defense.
Within three months from the signing of the present Charter, the
respective Working Groups intend to decide on the list of projects
and roadmaps for their implementation.
The Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States of America
intend to meet regularly, at least once in a year within the
framework of the present Charter and may create other dialogue
platforms as necessary and mutually determined for the
implementation of their partnership.
For the Government of For the Government of
the Republic of Azerbaijan the United States of
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