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reforms in the economic and political spheres; to overcome ugly forms of corruption; to work with young people in educational institutions, mosques, broadcast television programs of antiterrorist orientation, improve legislation, explain more actively the insolvency, social harm and the criminal nature of ideologies, programs and actions that encompass hatred towards people of other races, nationalities, faiths and social groups.
Author of the abstract- Elena Dmitrieva
2018.03.006. ZENFIRA RUSTAMOVA. AZERBAIJAN - IRAN: SOME IMPORTANT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL RELATIONS / / "Sotrudnichestvo Rossii i Irana v politicheskoj, ehkonomicheskoj i kulturnoj oblastyazh kak faktor ukrepleniya mira i bezopasnosti v Evrazii: Materialy Mezhdunarodnoj nauchno-prakticheskaya konferenuiya. 19 oktyabrya 2016," Moscow, FSBEI of HE, MSLU, 2017, P. 110-116.
Keywords: Azerbaijan, Iran, bilateral relations, Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev, Vladimir Putin, Hasan Roukhani, political and economic cooperation, cooperation in the field of culture and tourism.
Zenfira Rustamova,
Dr.Sc.(Philology), Professor, Baku Slavic University, Azerbaijan
On August 8, 2016, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said in his welcoming speech at the first historical meeting of the heads of the three States, Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran in Baku that our peoples living side by side for centuries were united by common history and geography, and close ties of friendship connected Azerbaijan with both Iran and Russia. These relations have reached the level of strategic partnership in recent years. Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan successfully cooperated in the framework of international organizations. Azerbaijan was against the
sanctions imposed on Iran and Russia. The trilateral format created good opportunities for raising economic cooperation to a higher level, as well as for ensuring peace, security and stability in the region. The Azerbaijani leader concluded that his country has always demonstrated an example of good neighborhood. Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran were united by their readiness to coordinate approaches to a wide range of regional and global issues, aspiration to build up multifaceted practical cooperation in the trade, economic and cultural spheres further. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed the opinion that no country alone could withstand threats from outside and develop its potential in modern conditions. Three neighboring states experienced common threats in the sphere of politics, economy, culture and ecology. H. Rohani stressed that there were all prerequisites for dynamic cooperation the measures taken by the three countries were not directed against other countries.
The outcome of the summit was the signing of a declaration containing provisions on the further development of the economy, the unacceptability of the practice of using unlawful economic sanctions, the importance of new reliable transit corridors, the strengthening of regional stability and security, the connection of the electric power systems of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran for the exchange of electricity and etc. It should be noted that the way to the summit was long and not easy, speaking about its importance and significance. Heydar Aliyev laid the foundation for the development of Azerbaijani-Iranian good-neighborly relations and raising them to the present level. In October 1993, immediately after Heydar Aliyev was elected the head of Azerbaijan, Iranian President Hashemi-Rafsanjani paid a visit to Baku and expressed his full support. Heydar Aliyev's official visit to Iran took place on May 17-19, 2002. A conversation between Heydar Aliyev and Iranian President Muhammad Khatami was held before the meeting. At the extended meeting, where Iran was represented by its Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ahad Gazai, Heydar Aliyev touched
upon issues without which it would be impossible to expand and deepen the Azerbaijani-Iranian bilateral relations. The visit of Heydar Aliyev to Iran opened a new milestone in Azerbaijani-Iranian relations. In April 2004, the Consulate General of the Azerbaijan Republic was opened in Tabriz. Azerbaijan and Iran signed the Non-Aggression Pact on May 16, 2005, which prohibits the deployment of military bases in countries that are hostile to the opposite side. April 16, 2011 the first meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran was held in the Iranian city of Urmia, a joint declaration was adopted on its results. The second meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran was held on March 7, 2012 in Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan). The Turkish Foreign Minister noted that the agreement was reached on holding similar meetings in the areas of trade, energy, tourism and transport, and expressed the hope that the South Caucasus region will become a region of peace. Following the meeting, the Nakhchivan Statement was adopted. Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Muhammadbaghir Bahrami said during a press conference in Baku that the tripartite meeting of the foreign ministers was important from the standpoint of both regional and international relations. On April 5, 2016, the third tripartite meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran took place in the Iranian city of Ramsar. As a result, a joint declaration was adopted, which expressed confidence that the historical, religious and cultural roots of the three countries would create special conditions for strengthening the unity between them. The convergence of interests in the establishment of peace and stability in the region, as well as the norms of international law on respect for territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of borders and the obligation to resolve all disputes peacefully was emphasized in the Declaration. The signatories of the declaration stressed the need to settle the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict as soon as possible.
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran said that no country would allow its territory to be used for threats or actions against the other
two countries. The participants of the meeting expressed their intention to strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, transnational crime, human trafficking and illegal migration.
In 2016, February, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev paid a visit to Iran, and in August, the President of Iran Hassan Rouhani - to Azerbaijan. More than 20 documents were signed within the framework of these visits, which was an indicator of the strategic importance of relations between Azerbaijan and Iran. The Week of Iranian cinema, organized by the Culture Center of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, was opened in Baku on May 14, 2016. Chairman of the Organization of Islamic Culture and Relations of Iran, Abuzar Ibrahimi, highly appreciated the Week of Iranian cinema in Baku and stressed that Iran is eagerly awaiting the Week of Azerbaijan Cinema. In September 2016, Iran's ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mohsin Pakayin, noted at the last press conference (due to the end of his work) that the bilateral relations between the two countries were at a high level. During his tenure as ambassador, the Iranian presidents visited Azerbaijan three times. The President of Azerbaijan visited Iran twice. About 50 documents were signed by the countries; economic ties continued to develop; the number of flights between Iran and Azerbaijan increased. The Nakhchivan-Mashhad train was to be launched soon, which would further develop the ties between the countries.
October 5, 2016 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Azerbaijan Javad Jahangirzadeh. Issues related to the expansion of bilateral cooperation in such areas as security, transport, infrastructure projects, agriculture, and tourism were discussed.
The level of development of the railway network and its inclusion in the regional and international railway system is an essential indicator of the country's economic progress. One of the
most important railway routes for Azerbaijan is the transport corridor "North-South," starting in India and reaching Helsinki. This transport route will connect Northern Europe with India and the Persian Gulf countries in the coming years, linking the railways of Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia. There are both economic prerequisites and the political will of the leadership of the participating countries to implement such a large-scale project. August 7, 2016, in Baku, the signing ceremony of the Protocol of intentions on cooperation in the implementation of the international transport corridor "North-South" and a number of other important documents was held with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Iranian President Hasan Roukhani. The Ministry of Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Iran adopted a memorandum on cooperation in the field of electronic security.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan and the Organization of Cultural Heritage, Crafts and Tourism of Iran adopted the Program of Implementation in the Sphere of Tourism Cooperation for 2016-2019. September 19, 2016 at the exhibition "Iran Project-2016," Baku, Deputy Economy Minister Sahil Babayev noted that Iranian companies invested $2,6 billion in the economy of Azerbaijan; only $145 million of this amount was invested in the non-oil sector. About 450 companies with Iranian capital operate in Azerbaijan. According to the Deputy Minister, the warm relations between the governments of Azerbaijan and Iran, as well as the historical, cultural and religious unity between the peoples gave their results in the sphere of economy: the trade turnover, both exports from Azerbaijan and imports from Iran, grew by 70% in seven months in 2016. Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Iran will develop in the field of culture, tourism and business, youth exchange, and the ties between regions and provinces will deepen. Sahil Babayev emphasized the fact that the relations between Azerbaijan and Iran have moved to a new stage. Especially they began to develop in recent years. In just over two
years, the heads of state met seven times, more than 80 meetings were held and more than 40 documents were signed. Two meetings of intergovernmental commissions took place.
Thus, the researcher concludes, prerequisites have been created for the further successful and mutually beneficial development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Iran.
Author of the abstract - Elena Dmitrieva
2018.03.007. LYUDMILA MAKSAKOVA. DEMOGRAPHIC AND MIGRATION POTENTIAL OF UZBEKISTAN / /
"Narodonaselenie," Moscow, 2016, № 1, P. 82-89.
Keywords: reproduction of the population, independent development of the population, "reasonable fertility," reproductive level, age structure, labor potential, gross external migration, labor migration, national staff.
Lyudmila Maksakova,
Dr.Sc. (Economics),
Institute of Economics, the Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan
Moderately expanded reproduction of the population is typical for modern Uzbekistan, which provides a new dynamics of growth in its number and age structure, the author notes. According to the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the population of the republic increased by 10,4 million people (by 50,5%) for years of independent development, and amounted to 31,025 thousand people at the beginning of 2015. In recent years, the average annual growth rate was within 1,5-1,7% against 3,0-3,5% in the 1970s and 2,2-2,3% in the early 1990s, which indicates a slowdown in population growth.
Uzbekistan passed the stage of high birth rate. Reproductive processes occur according to universal laws, with a general movement from high to low fertility and mortality. At the same time, the number of births is 4,0-4,2 times more than the number
