President: Independent foreign policy gained Azerbaijan broad international support

Azerbaijan has been able to secure the support of most countries in the world thanks to its achievements and independent foreign policy, President Ilham Aliyev said during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group, Report informs.

"Our independent foreign policy gained strong support in the international community. The number of our friends is growing year after year. And the support from the international community is reflected in very illustrative moments when our candidacy was among the list of candidates for different institutions and we got overwhelming support. That was the case when we were a candidate for the United Nations Security Council some years ago, and got the support of 155 countries.

That was the case when we were a candidate for the chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, the second largest after the United Nations international institution, consisting of 120 countries, and unanimously we were elected, and not only elected, but also our chairmanship was unanimously prolonged. So this is a demonstration of international support," he added.