Hikmat Hajiyev: Azerbaijan created new co-op format in region

President Ilham Aliyev's energy policy, along with the export of Azerbaijani resources to the global market, has created a new format for cooperation and a new platform in the South Caucasus, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, told journalists during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, according to a Report correspondent in Antalya.

According to him, the ties Azerbaijan is currently establishing and developing in the region, and in particular the development of the Zangazur Corridor concept, promise new opportunities in the region.

"The cooperation model that has emerged in the region based on Azerbaijan's experience, as well as Azerbaijan's admission as a full member to the Central Asian Consultative Council based on the principle of close cooperation and brotherhood established with the countries of Central Asia, is a clear indicator of Azerbaijan's commitment to the principle of regional belonging, regional leadership, and regional identity," Hajiyev said.