The first contact between official Baku and the new leadership of the White House has already occurred. President Ilham Aliyev On November 25, he called the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump. When congratulating Donald Trump on his re-election as president, the Head of State pointed out that the certain victory in the elections is a clear expression of the great support and confidence of the people in his political line. Ilham Aliyev stressed that President Donald Trump’s activities will play an even more important role in ensuring security in the world. Stating that Donald Trump paid special attention to strengthening the friendship and cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States during the first presidential term, the Head of State expressed the hope that joint efforts will be made to advance our bilateral relations.
In turn, President Donald Trump expressed his deep gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for his sincere congratulations. Donald Trump stressed the importance of joint efforts to develop cooperation between our countries.
We present the article from the newspaper “Kaspi” on this topic.
Initial contact has already been made.
Trump, who is already preparing to return to the White House, and his administration are apparently planning what role they will play in world politics in the next four years and what position they will take in relation to various regions, including the South Caucasus. . From this point of view, the influence and role of initial contacts in the formation of this policy are of great importance. It should be recalled that President Ilham Aliyev said some time ago, at the Shusha media forum, that Donald Trump is the most suitable option for Azerbaijan. “During Donald Trump’s presidency we had very effective cooperation. This cooperation was based on mutual respect and mutual support,” said President Ilham Aliyev.
This statement by the top leaders of Azerbaijan shows that official Baku hopes that in the next four years bilateral relations will be built again on these principles: mutual respect and support.
Concept of strong state
In fact, Donald Trump will continue with his previous political course, as confirmed by his statements during the pre-election campaign. It is predicted that, as during his first presidency, Trump will continue the course of Washington’s foreign policy in his own way, deviating from the traditional American model. The first signs of this are visible.
The basis of Trump’s political doctrine is the concept of a strong state. This concept has been implemented by Azerbaijan’s top leaders for years. It is the successful implementation of this concept that creates conditions for Azerbaijan to pursue an independent foreign policy at the international level and firmly defend its national interests. The new realities make it necessary for world powers to settle scores with Baku.
The concept of a strong leader.
Of course, another important factor of this policy is the concept of a strong leader. Four years ago, President Ilham Aliyev demonstrated to the whole world that he is the true leader of his people and his State by guaranteeing the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country despite all the pressures during the Patriotic War. This factor implies that the Azerbaijan model must be shown as an example in the protection of justice and traditional values in the world.
It will seriously affect the course of Washington’s foreign policy.
Many heads of state and political leaders are fighting to protect their state traditions and existence in the current conditions of the international crisis, taking advantage of the well-known policy of Azerbaijan. Analysis of the political portrait of the new head of the White House suggests that Donald Trump is very interested in the development of mutual relations and communication with strong leaders, heads of state who independently implement a successful policy for the development of their state. Experts also predict that Trump’s importance in personal relationships will be one of the factors that will seriously affect the direction of Washington’s foreign policy over the next four years.
Yerevan is in crisis
Of course, what makes the new Trump era interesting for Azerbaijan is not only the bilateral relations, but also the position that the new White House administration will take in the negotiations between Yerevan and Baku for the sake of peace and stability. in the South Caucasus. . They are in serious trouble at this address in Yerevan. Nikol Pashinyan, the current Prime Minister of Armenia, is considered by many to be a political handiwork of the Democrats. There are reports that the Armenian lobby in the United States is intensifying contacts with political figures close to Trump and who will be on his team. However, it is said that these contacts were not very successful and did not seriously affect Trump’s political views. In Yerevan they believe that the efforts of the Democrats, who in the fight against Russia made Armenia their stronghold in the South Caucasus, have been threatened by Trump’s victory. Because Trump’s approach to the Ukraine crisis is radically different from that of the Democrats, downplaying the importance of Armenia to the United States during the new administration. This factor will play an important role in peace negotiations with Azerbaijan. It is no exception that the plans of Pashinyan and the Armenian revanchists to prevent peace are interrupted. Because Trump wants to go down in history not as a leader who started new wars, but as a president who ended wars.
Apparently, on January 20 of next year, a new stage in relations between the United States and Azerbaijan will begin. By now, Baku’s expectations from the other side are quite clear. Mutual respect for an independent political course, new realities, guarantee of a just peace and elimination of double standards. Time will tell to what extent Trump will live up to these expectations.
