Azerbaijan will provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the amount of 2 million US dollars-ORDER

President Ilham Aliyev signed an order on the allocation of funds to the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

As reported by BAKU.WS, the order states:

Based on the principles of humanism, the Republic of Azerbaijan provides humanitarian assistance to many countries of the world on a bilateral and multilateral basis.

In connection with the situation that has developed in Ukraine in recent years, the Azerbaijani state has sent humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people several times.

Relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Ukraine are developing on the basis of friendship and partnership, based on relevant bilateral documents, including the "Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Ukraine" of March 16, 2000, the "Declaration on Friendship and Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Ukraine" of May 22, 2008, and the "Joint Declaration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the President of Ukraine" of January 14, 2022.

Guided by paragraph 32 of Article 109 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, I decree:

1. For the purchase and shipment of electrical equipment produced in the Republic of Azerbaijan in order to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, allocate to the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan funds in the manat equivalent of 2.0 (two) million US dollars from the reserve fund of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan provided for in the state budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2025.

2. The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall ensure financing in the amount specified in part 1 of this Order.

3. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan shall resolve issues arising from this Order.