Our ideological space must be free from foreign elements and foreign influences. This is also our foreign policy strategy.

Operativ Media reports that President Ilham Aliyev made these remarks during his speech at the 8th Congress of the New Azerbaijan Party (YAP).

The head of state emphasized: “We shape our foreign policy, and must continue to do so, in a way that no one interferes in our affairs. We do not need anyone's help, nor do we need anyone's patronage.”