Azerbaijan is a country that commands great respect internationally today.
Operative Information Center-OMM reports that President Ilham Aliyev made the remarks while speaking at the 8th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).
The head of state said that many well-known experts and analysts already classify Azerbaijan as a middle power:
“There are many parameters for this. We have fully ensured our economic independence, and today we are a highly valued member of the international community; our destiny is in our own hands.”
