Ilham Aliyev's Visit to China and Another Wake-up Call for Yerevan

This week, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, made a state visit to the People's Republic of China. What is a state visit, and what are its features?

As reported by BAKU.WS, this is discussed in the latest issue of the analytical YouTube project Caliber.

There are several gradations of visits by the head of a state to another country. It can be a "state visit," "official visit," "working (or business) visit," a so-called "informal meeting," "unofficial visit," or "transit visit." In each case, the protocol for receiving the head of state has its own distinctive features. And the higher the rank of the visit, the more ceremonies take place according to diplomatic protocol and etiquette.

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