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Foreign relations exist between Azerbaijan and Poland. The embassy of Poland opened in Azerbaijan on August 23, 2001, and the Azerbaijani Embassy in Poland on August 30, 2004. Both countries are full members of the
Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold European Convention on Human Rights, human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. ...
and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). At present over a thousand of self-identified
Poles in Azerbaijan There is a long history of Poles in Azerbaijan ( pl, Polacy w Azerbejdżanie, az, Azərbaycan polyakları). Although the current Polish population of the Republic of Azerbaijan is lower than in former times, the number of people with Polish desce ...
.


Historical relations

It is known from the ancient documents related to the historical relations between Azerbaijan and Poland that for the first time in 1472, during the
Aq Qoyunlu The Aq Qoyunlu ( az, Ağqoyunlular , ) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik Roy, ''Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750'', (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two tribal confederations: Akkoyunlu (Wh ...
, which was the State of Azerbaijan, and the Jagiellonian dynasty of Poland, diplomatic missions were exchanged between the two countries. So, in 1472, a diplomatic mission was sent to Poland by Aggoyunlu. Taking this into account, 2012 marks the 540th anniversary of the beginning of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Poland. Polish Ledinski and Azerbaijani
Alimardan Topchubashov Alimardan bey Alekber bey oghlu Topchubashov ( az, Әлимәрдан бәј Әләкбәр оғлу Топчубашов, italic=no, Əlimərdan bəy Ələkbər oğlu Topçubaşov; 4 May 1862, Tiflis – 8 November 1934, Paris) was a prominent ...
founded a special group together in the Duma to struggle for the autonomy of Poland and Azerbaijan. When
Mammed Amin Rasulzade Mahammad Amin Akhund Haji Mulla Alekber oghlu Rasulzade ( az, Мәһәммәд Әмин Ахунд Һаҹы Молла Әләкбәр оғлу Рәсулзадә, italic=no, Məhəmməd Əmin Axund Hacı Molla Ələkbər oğlu Rəsulzadə, ; tr ...
founded Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918, which was the first secular and democratic republic in the Muslim world, the first chief of staff of the national army became Polish general
Maciej Sulkiewicz Maciej (Suleyman bey) Sulkiewicz ( be, Мацей Аляксандравіч Сулькевіч, translit=Maciej Aliaksandravič Sulkievič, az, Süleyman bəy Sulkeviç, russian: Матвей (Магомет) Сулькевич, translit=Matvey ...
. It is also notable that Rasulzade went to Poland in 1938 and he met his second wife Wanda who was a niece of Polish statesman Józef Piłsudski. During the Katyn massacre, Hamid Mahammadzadeh, an ethnic Azeri member of the Polish Officer Corps, was among 22,000 Polish nationals shot down by the NKVD, the Soviet secret police, in 1940.


Recent political relations

Poland recognized Azerbaijan’s independence on December 27, 1991. They backed Azerbaijan for membership in both the Council of Europe and the World Trade Organization and declared its interest in participating in various energy projects. Poland supports Azerbaijan's bid to join the European Union and NATO. Poland supported Azerbaijan although it is now sporadic due to Poland’s recognition of Armenian genocide in which Azerbaijan protested against. Poland has culturally had friendly relations with Armenia for centuries. Moreover, new close relations with Azerbaijan and Polish Government's recent decision for its citizens to ask permission from Azerbaijan before visiting the Republic of Artsakh, resulted in the Polish government's decision being described as "anti-Armenian" by Armenian nationalist groups and youth organizations. Poland's then President Lech Kaczyński visited Azerbaijan in 2007, and on February 26, 2008 President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, ...
paid a visit to Poland. A joint statement of both was signed during the visit. Poland has recognized the Armenian genocide. Following the restoration of independence, several agreements between Armenia and Poland were signed, including a cultural cooperation agreement in 2000, a defense cooperation agreement in 2004, and an economic cooperation agreement in 2010.


Economic relations

In 2008, for the first time in the history of its economic relations Azerbaijan gained trade surplus, and turnover of goods between the two countries reached $166.9 million. "Sarmatiya" company has been established to prepare technical details of
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
- Odesa- Brody- Płock-
Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
pipeline which seemed to be a legend for many years. It shows the increasing role of Azerbaijan in ensuring energy security of Poland.


Cultural relations

In the middle of the 19th century the Azerbaijani heroic epos '' Koroghlu'' was translated by
Aleksander Chodźko Aleksander Borejko Chodźko (30 August 1804 – 27 December 1891) was a Polish poet, Slavist, and Iranologist. Early life He was born in Krzywicze, in the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Belarus) and attended the Imperial U ...
and published in English and French. Warsaw remains as the last place Abbasgulu Bakikhanov visited before his retiring. He wrote a whole number of poems and his famous "Asrar al-Malakut" (''The Secrets of Heavens'' in the Arabic language) in Warsaw. Ismayil Gutgashinli's "Rashid bey and Saadat khanum", which is notable for being the first Azerbaijani realistic prose, was published first in Poland in 1835. Józef Gosławski,
Józef Płoszko Józef Płoszko ( az, İosif Ploşko, russian: Иосиф Плошко; 1867–1931) was a Polish people, Polish architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was the author of multiple architectural projects in Baku, Azerbaijan. Biogr ...
, Eugeniusz Skibiński and Kazimierz Skórewicz are notable for being the architects of a number of buildings in Azerbaijan.
Ismailiyya Palace The Ismailiyya Palace ( az, İsmailiyyə Sarayı) is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. It is on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku. The palace was constructed for the Muslim Charity ...
,
Palace of Happiness The Palace of Happiness ( az, Səadət Sarayı), currently also called Palace of Marriage Registrations and previously called Mukhtarov Palace, is a historic building in the center of Baku, Azerbaijan, built in Neo-Gothic style in the early 20th ...
,
Building of Baku City Executive Power , image = Mayoralty of Baku main façade, 2015.jpg , caption = Main facade of the building , map_type = Azerbaijan , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Azerbaijan , former_names ...
, Rylsky brothers' house, Agabala Guliyev's House, Tagiyev's Passage and present-day
National Museum of History of Azerbaijan The National Museum of History of Azerbaijan ( az, Milli Azərbaycan Tarixi Muzeyi) is the largest museum in Azerbaijan. It is located in Baku, in the former residential house of Azerbaijani oil magnate and philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghi ...
, Baku Puppet Theatre, Institute of Manuscripts and History Museum of the Prosecutor's Office are among them. Polish Security Printing Works also supported Chopin Year 2010 and Milosz Year 2011 in Azerbaijan. The Center for Polish Language and Culture at the Baku Slavic University was opened on November 9, 2006. Polish engineer Paweł Potocki presented the first project of oil extraction in the Caspian shelf and ensured its fulfillment.


Resident diplomatic missions

* Azerbaijan has an embassy in Warsaw. * Poland has an embassy in
Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
. File:Ambasada Azerbejdżanu w Warszawie.jpg, Embassy of Azerbaijan in Warsaw File:Polşanın Azərbaycandakı səfirliyi.jpg, Embassy of Poland in Baku


See also

* Foreign relations of Azerbaijan * Foreign relations of Poland * Azerbaijan-NATO relations * Azerbaijan–EU relations *
Armenia–Poland relations Armenia–Poland relations are bilateral relations between Armenia and Poland. Both nations enjoy historically friendly relations, owing to their centuries-long cultural exchange and trade. Both countries are full members of the OSCE, the Council ...
* Church of the Immaculate Conception, Baku *
The Spring to Come The Polish novel ''Przedwiośnie'' (a title translated alternatively as ''First Spring'',
* Ziya Bunyadov * Tadeusz Swietochowski * Azerbaijanis in Poland *
Poles in Azerbaijan There is a long history of Poles in Azerbaijan ( pl, Polacy w Azerbejdżanie, az, Azərbaycan polyakları). Although the current Polish population of the Republic of Azerbaijan is lower than in former times, the number of people with Polish desce ...


References


External links


Embassy of Poland in Azerbaijan Official website

Embassy of Azerbaijan in Poland Official website

Embassy of Azerbaijan in Poland

Embassy of Poland in Azerbaijan

Polish architectural heritage in Azerbaijan on films prepared by the Polish Embassy in Baku
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