Scotland hosts international conference on Caucasus

The university's centre for Russian, Soviet, Central and East European studies supported by the British Academy and CRCEES hold annual conference 'The Caucasus: Imagining Freedom, Negotiating Dominion'. The ambassadors of the South Caucasus countries in UK, the scientists, the university's professors and students attended the event.

In his speech, Azerbaijani Ambassador to UK Fakhraddin Gurbanov spoke about social-economic reforms in Azerbaijan and the country's foreign policy's general principles. He noted that Azerbaijan's integration into NATO is one of the priorities for the country and that the country has close relations with the regional countries. Speaking about the country's rich energy resources, Gurbanov said that Azerbaijan achieved multi-vectored export infrastructure.

The government pays much attention to develop the other sectors of the economy, Gurbanov said adding that Azerbaijan occupies the leading positions in many international organizations' reports for its economic figures.

Regarding the regional relations, Gurbanov noted about impossibility of achieving standing peace and cooperation in the region while the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not resolved. He expressed hope that the ongoing peace negations will bring positive results, noting that the conflict may be resolved only in the framework of Azerbaijan's territorial integrity.

The two-day conference considered the current conflicts in Caucasus, regional integration aspects, social-political situation in the region.


/Trend/