The format of Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey cooperation already yields results and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Tbilisi-Kars projects are examples of this cooperation, the assistant to Azerbaijan’s president for foreign policy issues, Novruz Mammadov, said on Monday, APA reported.

 He noted that this cooperation has great prospects and should be continued.

 According to Mammadov, the Azerbaijan-Russia-Iran cooperation format, which was established two years ago in connection with the South-North corridor, has a great future.

 “These formats are effective as the national, economic and political interests coincide with one another. Azerbaijan has taken its stance in the international arena,” he said.  

 The president’s assistant said that Turkey’s NATO membership and Georgia’s signing of an association agreement with the European Union do not impede the development of this cooperation.

 “On the contrary, it contributes to the regional security, stability and sustainable development and is not directed against other countries. It is obvious that the Southern Caucasus is a significant region which needs regional security, stability and sustainable development even more. Trilateral cooperation is very important for the countries of this cooperation,” he added.

 Mammadov stressed that Armenia’s territorial and geopolitical claims deprive it of cooperation prospects. 

 “Some countries face sanctions in relation to certain issues, however, for some reason it becomes difficult to demonstrate a fair position on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,” he said.

The president’s assistant noted that the reason of the current situation in the world is that after the Treaty of Warsaw, the parties that consider themselves leaders have failed to observe the principle of justice.

 “If there is no justice in international relations, it is abnormal to talk about other values,” he said.