President Aliyev showcases Azerbaijan’s peace deal and energy leadership at UN

By&nbspRushana Aliakbarova

Published on 27/09/2025 - 14:49 GMT+2

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev told nan UN General Assembly that his state had restored its territorial integrity aft decades of conflict pinch Armenia.

Aliyev said this, marked nan extremity of years of hostilities, pointing to caller talks successful Washington arsenic advancement towards a last bid agreement.

From business to peace

Aliyev recalled that for astir 3 decades, almost one-fifth of Azerbaijan’s territory was nether occupation, pinch hundreds of thousands displaced. He told world leaders that nan 2020 warfare ended this chapter, restoring territorial integrity and opening nan doorway to bid pinch Armenia.

“Justice has triumphed, sovereignty has been consolidated, and bid is de-facto reached,” Aliyev declared. He stressed that nan caller bid statement betwixt Azerbaijan and Armenia, initialed successful Washington, marked a historical turning point. Both sides jointly appealed for nan closure of nan OSCE Minsk Group, a move he described arsenic closing nan page connected a stiff conflict.

Reconstruction and return

With bid successful place, Aliyev said nan attraction is now connected rebuilding nan once-occupied territories. Under nan government’s “Great Return” program, much than 50,000 erstwhile internally displaced persons person already returned to their homes. Entire towns and villages, galore razed during nan years of occupation, are being restored pinch caller housing, schools, and infrastructure.

He pointed to landmine contamination arsenic 1 of nan gravest challenges slowing reconstruction, calling for greater world practice to clear affected areas.

A greenish modulation and power security

Turning to world issues, Aliyev underlined Azerbaijan’s domiciled successful ambiance action. As big of COP29, he said Azerbaijan helped agent nan “Baku Finance Goal” – a committedness to boost ambiance finance to astatine slightest €279 cardinal a twelvemonth for processing countries. He besides cited advancement successful c markets and nan operationalization of nan Loss and Damage Fund.

At nan aforesaid time, Aliyev emphasized power security. Azerbaijan is presently supplying pipeline state to 14 countries and expanding renewable power projects to guarantee that 40% of its energy will travel from cleanable sources by 2030. “The world cannot unrecorded without fossil fuels today, but nan modulation must beryllium adjacent and realistic,” he said.

Connectivity and economical growth

Aliyev positioned Azerbaijan arsenic a captious hub linking East and West. Cargo volumes done nan Middle Corridor person grown by astir 90% since 2022, supported by ports, railways, and a increasing air-cargo fleet. He besides highlighted integer projects specified arsenic nan “Digital Silk Way”, aimed astatine turning Azerbaijan into a location ICT hub.

On nan home front, he pointed to reforms that reduced poorness and unemployment to astir 5%, strengthened non-oil industries, and earned nan state higher ratings from world agencies specified arsenic Moody’s and Fitch.

A partner connected nan world stage

Aliyev framed Azerbaijan arsenic some a location stabilizer and a proactive world partner. The state has sent humanitarian assistance to much than 80 nations, from disaster alleviation to COVID-19 supplies.

At UNGA, Aliyev besides met UN Secretary-General António Guterres and respective world leaders, underscoring that Azerbaijan’s bid woody pinch Armenia has changed nan dynamics of nan region. “There had been nary bid since independence. However, bid now prevails,” he told Guterres, calling this accomplishment historical for some nations.

Azerbaijan’s president besides engaged pinch business leaders and heads of state, exploring opportunities successful investment, energy, and infrastructure. Looking ahead, he pointed to nan UN World Urban Forum to beryllium hosted successful Baku successful 2026 arsenic a chance to showcase Azerbaijan’s expertise successful post-conflict municipality planning.

“A caller era”

Aliyev near a clear connection to nan UN, stating that “our imagination is bid and improvement based connected world law, communal respect, and cooperation. Let america build a world without double standards, wherever bid is achieved not done words alone, but done actions.”