Haydar Aliyev’s return to Azerbaijan brought about a fundamental change to the socio-political, social, and scientific-cultural life of the country and international relations and a process of the construction of an independent republic on the basis of scientific proofs and international norms and principles began; the endeavours of coup-d’etat in October, 1994 and March, 1995, which were real dangers for Azerbaijan government were prevented the state independence was maintained and the armed revolution endeavours were put an end; a strong socio-political stability was established in the country. Haydar Aliyev’s return to Azerbaijan founded a new ideology with the basis of the global values like independence, “azerbaijanism”, state system, republic system, justice, democracy, national progress, secularity etc. the foreign policy as well as the international relations with the leading countries of the world and international organizations of the republic began to develop on the line, based on the national interests and political perspectives. The President’s special attention to the foreign policy issues, his successful and brave steps on an international scale, which was also accepted by ill-wishers and his utilization of the most prestigious tribunes for the purpose, national interests were very important for today and future life of Azerbaijan government. During these years fundamental changes were implemented in the construction of the national army. The violence of the aggressive armed troops in Azerbaijan was prevented, the enemy received replies and on May 1994 Azerbaijan-Armenia managed to declare cease-fire as a first stage of the solution process of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. As a result of his active diplomacy, Haydar Aliyev managed to fundamentally change the democratic countries of the world and different international organizations view on the armed conflict, which the country was forcibly involved. In the Lisbon summit of the OSCE (1996) 53 of 54 members (except Armenia) of this organization openly supported the national benefits of Azerbaijan in the solution of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

       Haydar Aliyev actively participated in the draft and implementation of the large-scaled international economic agreements directed to the exploitation of the natural resources and suitable geographic-strategic position of Azerbaijan, based on the national benefits of the country. On September 1994 after the agreement of “The Contract of the Century” in Baku the number of the agreements on the exploitation of the carbon-hydrogen in the Caspian Sea increased to 21 and the number of participating countries and big companies up to 15 and 33. This means that there will be more than 60 billion dollars foreign capital investment in the coming years in Azerbaijan and it is a strong funding channel the economic system of our country. 

      These contracts have a valuable and political importance and Azerbaijan carries a factor function, which strengthens its role in the international policy. There were also made successful steps in the export of Azerbaijan oil to the world market, “Baku-Supsa” Pipeline was built out and handed for the exploitation. Owing to Haydar Aliyev’s sagacity and political will a contract about the main exporting pipeline “Baku-Tbilisi-Jeyhan” was signed and the fulfilment of this contract was launched.

        With Haydar Aliyev’s initiative Azerbaijan played important role in the implementation of the world communication program – the construction of Great Silk Road and the high-ranking delegation of 32 countries and 14 international organizations of the international conference held on September in 1998 in Baku decided the executive secretariat of the program to be located in Baku.