On January 13, Baku hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the “Khizhi-Absheron” Power Plant in Baku.
The plant will be built by ACWA Power of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman al-Saud attended the ceremony.
“I am glad that the company implementing and investing in this large renewable energy project is from brotherly Saudi Arabia,” President Aliyev said.
The head of state noted that Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan have very close friendly and fraternal relations.
“We have been working hard to develop these relations since independence. I remember with great pleasure my visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. My meetings with His Majesty the King and His Majesty the Crown Prince are once again a manifestation of the friendship and brotherhood between us. We are successfully cooperating in many areas,” he said.
President Aliyev emphasized that all the people of Azerbaijan are aware of the political support provided by Saudi Arabia to Azerbaijan during the occupation.
“Saudi Arabia is one of a handful of countries that did not establish diplomatic relations with Armenia at all due to the Armenian occupation, and this is a great moral support for the Azerbaijani people and the Azerbaijani state, it is a sign of brotherhood. The Azerbaijani people appreciate this,” he said.
“Our political relations are at a very high level. At the same time, we are actively cooperating in various sectors of the economy. Prior to the pandemic, the number of tourists from Saudi Arabia increased by the year. I do hope that after the pandemic ends, we will see citizens of Saudi Arabia, our brothers in Azerbaijan again,” President Aliyev added.
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