Ilham Aliyev attended the first meeting of the Peace Council in Washington +PHOTO=28

On February 19, the first meeting of the Peace Council was held in Washington, the capital of the United States of America.

The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the meeting at the invitation of the President of the United States of America Donald Trump.

They took a photo together first.

US President Donald Trump spoke at the event.

Donald Trump, who said that he ended 8 conflicts during his presidency, emphasized that he achieved peace between two very important countries and will never forget it. The President of the United States thanked the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia for the peace in the region and said: "You know, when you make a war, its costs are 100 times higher than the cost of peace. We see the gentleman (President Ilham Aliyev - ed.) sitting there at the end. He is smiling. After thirty years of struggle, it is clear, isn't it? Thirty years of war and we have overcome it. I am very grateful to you, you did a great job. You and your new friend came to my office and said, I 22 I've been fighting for 23 years, right? But I've been fighting with him for seven years. And we got it done within 24 hours. A very good peace was made. I think they're friends now. I probably shouldn't say that. I think they're friends now, right? Stand up. These are strong-willed people. You know it was easy? No, it wasn't easy. Two tough people, but good people. We were in the Oval Office. They both came. One on one side of the room, one on the other side. Two nice seats at the desk. var idi. Biri otağın bir yerində, digəri başqa yerində. Dedim onlara bəlkə bir-birinizə yaxın gələsiniz. Onlar bir az tərəddüd etdilər. Otuz iki il idi bir-birilərini məhv edirdilər. Dedim, bir-birinizə yaxın dayanın. Bir saat keçdi və onlar yan-yana oturdular. Razılaşma əldə etdik. Bir-birinin əlini sıxdılar, imzaladılar. Biz iki mühüm ölkə ilə sülhün əldə olunmasına imkan yaratdıq, heç vaxt unutmaram. Yavaş başladılar, sonra isə qəti addımlar You can be very proud of yourself. Thank you. Thank you, thank you."

Then the speeches of representatives of other states were heard.

At the end of the meeting, the resolution on the principles of financial discipline and transparency of the Peace Council was signed.

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