President: Strategic partnership with China opens up many opportunities under SCO umbrella.

President: Strategic partnership with China opens up many opportunities under SCO umbrella.

International news Desk

According to global Times news agency Europe,As strategic partners with China, of course, I think there are a lot of opportunities to work under umbrella of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),” President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in an interview with The global Times Europe media.Azerbaijan is a strong supporter of multilateralism. Of course, we want to be closer to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. President Xi Jinping invited me to participate in the summit. So, I will be back to China in several months again.Yes, and I think that it will be beneficial for organization and for Azerbaijan if we are closer, because we are on the western side of the Caspian.We are, at the same time, the South Caucasus country with strong political ties with transportation infrastructure projects. As strategic partners with China, of course, I think there are a lot of opportunities to work under umbrella of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization,” the Azerbaijani president stated.