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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">THE CASPIAN REGION: politics, economics, culture</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1043</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Foreign policy priorities of Azerbaijan: integration into the world community</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>Foreign policy priorities of Azerbaijan: integration into the world community</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Gamidov</surname><given-names>Sanan Salekh ogly</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Gamidov</surname><given-names>Sanan Salekh ogly</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>sananhamidov@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1871" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1871"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Astrakhan State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub"><year>2015</year></pub-date><issue>2</issue><fpage>140</fpage><lpage>147</lpage><history /><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2015/issue/2/article/1043">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2015/issue/2/article/1043</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/2(43)/140-147.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/2(43)/140-147.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>GeoPolitical Science position of Azerbaijan long since drew to it attention of near and far actors. Without going deep into history of Persian-ottoman or Russian-British rivalry for influence and domination, it is possible to tell, as today Azerbaijan is in focus of close international attention. In article considered priorities of Azerbaijan in foreign policy and geopolitics over the past few years. Here is given the analysis of a current state of investment policy, regional policy of Azerbaijan and the large international projects which are carried out by the country. Membership of Azerbaijan in a number of the authoritative international organizations is of great importance for definition of priorities of foreign policy. Azerbaijan possessing from an advantage strategic ground, a geostrategic an important position on a joint of Europe and Asia, keeping features peculiar to it in all areas of Political Science and spiritual and cultural life, having incorporated formed of synthesis of values of the West and the East of quality, Azerbaijan chose the line of integration into the world community. On the way of realization of this choice the Azerbaijani state, on the one hand, studies world experience and defines model of the economic and Political Science development, and with another, - according to the parameters accepted in the international sphere enters interstate communications for protection of the national interests.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>GeoPolitical Science position of Azerbaijan long since drew to it attention of near and far actors. Without going deep into history of Persian-ottoman or Russian-British rivalry for influence and domination, it is possible to tell, as today Azerbaijan is in focus of close international attention. In article considered priorities of Azerbaijan in foreign policy and geopolitics over the past few years. Here is given the analysis of a current state of investment policy, regional policy of Azerbaijan and the large international projects which are carried out by the country. Membership of Azerbaijan in a number of the authoritative international organizations is of great importance for definition of priorities of foreign policy. Azerbaijan possessing from an advantage strategic ground, a geostrategic an important position on a joint of Europe and Asia, keeping features peculiar to it in all areas of Political Science and spiritual and cultural life, having incorporated formed of synthesis of values of the West and the East of quality, Azerbaijan chose the line of integration into the world community. On the way of realization of this choice the Azerbaijani state, on the one hand, studies world experience and defines model of the economic and Political Science development, and with another, - according to the parameters accepted in the international sphere enters interstate communications for protection of the national interests.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Азербайджан</kwd><kwd>международные отношения</kwd><kwd>внешняя политика</kwd><kwd>региональная политика</kwd><kwd>геополитика</kwd><kwd>Контракт века</kwd><kwd>нефть</kwd><kwd>газ</kwd><kwd>инвестиционная политика</kwd><kwd>международные проекты</kwd><kwd>деление Каспия</kwd><kwd>четвертый саммит глав прикаспийских государств</kwd><kwd>Azerbaijan</kwd><kwd>international relations</kwd><kwd>foreign policy</kwd><kwd>regional policy</kwd><kwd>geopolitics</kwd><kwd>Contract of an eyelid</kwd><kwd>oil</kwd><kwd>gas</kwd><kwd>investment policy</kwd><kwd>international projects</kwd><kwd>division of the Caspian Sea</kwd><kwd>fourth summit of the Caspian states</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Азербайджан</kwd><kwd>международные отношения</kwd><kwd>внешняя политика</kwd><kwd>региональная политика</kwd><kwd>геополитика</kwd><kwd>Контракт века</kwd><kwd>нефть</kwd><kwd>газ</kwd><kwd>инвестиционная политика</kwd><kwd>международные проекты</kwd><kwd>деление Каспия</kwd><kwd>четвертый саммит глав прикаспийских государств</kwd><kwd>Azerbaijan</kwd><kwd>international relations</kwd><kwd>foreign policy</kwd><kwd>regional policy</kwd><kwd>geopolitics</kwd><kwd>Contract of an eyelid</kwd><kwd>oil</kwd><kwd>gas</kwd><kwd>investment policy</kwd><kwd>international projects</kwd><kwd>division of the Caspian Sea</kwd><kwd>fourth summit of the Caspian states</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list /></back></article>