President Aliyev: Donald Trump deserves great respect
Azerbaijan wishes success to the newly elected U.S. President, Donald Trump, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.
The president made the remark at a meeting with a group of participants of the 5th News Agencies World Congress in Baku on November 17, Trend reported.
“I think people of Azerbaijan appreciate what happened during the election,” said President Aliyev. “My personal opinion is very positive. People of America showed him great support despite all the polls and expectations of the leading American media and despite aggressive campaign against him. He owns this election only to himself. He deserves great respect.”
President Aliyev further voiced hope that the relations between the U.S. and Azerbaijan will continue successfully during Trump’s presidency as they developed in the previous years.
The president said there are a lot of areas of cooperation, including political, economic and other areas. President Aliyev said there are great expectations in the world with respect to Trump’s policy.
Republican candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, securing more than 270 electoral votes needed for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s defeat.
Trump will take his oath of office on January 20, becoming the nation’s 45th president.
President Aliyev made a phone call to Donald Trump on November 17 to congratulate him on his victory in the presidential election, and wish him success in his high state activity.
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