Although a peace treaty with Armenia has not yet been signed, peace has been established de facto in the region, Azerbaijan's Security Council Secretary Ramil Usubov wrote in his article published in the newspaper "Azerbaijan," Report informs.
Usubov noted that threats to national security had been eliminated: "The Azerbaijani people now discuss Karabakh as a zone of large-scale construction under stable security conditions, carrying out works of global significance. The Azerbaijani phenomenon has become the main regulating factor in ensuring peace, cooperation, and security in the region. The realities created by victory have actualized new approaches and modern challenges for the entire Caucasus and Eurasia in various spheres."
"The system of peace, development, and security in our country and the Caucasus is a significant contribution to global security. Any processes related to Azerbaijan, which is recognized as an influential state and leader in the international arena, attract attention and have a serious impact at the global level. However, Azerbaijan's independent policy and its Leader cause concern and dissatisfaction among some external circles, groups, and several states. As President Ilham Aliyev noted, Azerbaijan has touched the "deep layers" on the world stage. Nevertheless, the high reputation and trust that our republic has earned through its contribution to solving global problems over the past decade show that most states and peoples support the continuation of this independent policy. Unfortunately, security problems at the global level have become more widespread in recent years. Social crises, economic downturns, civil conflicts, political discord, and even environmental disasters create security threats to states and peoples similar to those posed by bloody wars. In the modern security system, all these factors are considered as threats of the same level, and their interconnection is clearly traced when one problem provokes another," the Security Council secretary added.