Azerbaijan has achieved great development thanks to the efforts of Heydar Aliyev, Matthew Bryza, an international expert, board member of the Jamestown Foundation and former US ambassador to Azerbaijan, told journalists, Ednews informs.
He said that the international conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Heydar Aliyev is a wonderful event. Every year, ADA University gathers experts, diplomats, ambassadors, former and current ones, from all over the world to understand and discuss what is happening in Azerbaijan.This is very successful, as Azerbaijan is developing rapidly, he noted.
Bryza added that this year the event is dedicated to the legacy of Heydar Aliyev: "It’s amazing how deep his strategic vision was and how difficult the situation in Azerbaijan was when he came to power - war, economic recession, there was no oil and gas industry, no pipelines, he said, adding that now everything has changed thanks to smart investments, national strategy, human capital."