Amman, January 24 (AzerTAc). Jordan`s daily Al-Diyar newspaper has posted an article titled “Azerbaijani ambassador welcomes Jordan`s support on Arab and Islam affairs”.
The article highlights thoughts of Azerbaijan`s ambassador Sabir Aghabayov on efforts of Jordan King Abdullah II to ensure peace and security in the region, his role in tackling questions concerning the Arabic and Islamic world, the Kingdom`s influence in the world, as well as the country`s becoming member of the UN Security Council.
The diplomat also touches upon the current state of and prospects for the Azerbaijan-Jordan relations.
The Azerbaijani ambassador emphasizes the importance of friendship ties between the heads of states and the two nations. The ambassador says friendship relations between heads of states contribute to developing cooperation between the two countries.
In the article, Aghabayov praises support of Jordan to Azerbaijan`s fair stance on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. The Azerbaijani diplomat stresses that his country is interested in expanding relations with the Arabic countries, particularly with Jordan.
On Azerbaijan`s development, the ambassador says for a short time after restoring its independence, a democratic system based on political pluralism and free market economy was established in the country. “The country enjoys modern state and civil society intuitions thanks to the far-sighted policy of the leadership.”
On the 20 January tragedy, the article condemns the bloody crime committed by the Soviet regime against the Azerbaijani people. The date of 20 January is written in blood for Azerbaijanis across the world, for it commemorates the day in 1990 when peaceful demonstrations in Baku, the capital, were violently suppressed by Soviet troops. These demonstrations highlighted the fact that the Azerbaijani independence movement had come of age, and they contributed to the final collapse of the Soviet Union. The peaceful and unarmed people demanding the restoration of their constitutional rights were murdered by the armed forces, but this act failed to break the will of the people demonstrating their invincibility to the world. This fight for freedom consolidated the population closer, which resulted with gaining of the independence of Azerbaijan in 1991.
The article also provides an insight into the fact that Azerbaijan`s 20 percent territories are kept under occupation by Armenia and over one million Azerbaijanis have become refugees and IDPs as a result of the Armenian aggressive policy.