In recent interview, Aliyev admits Trump’s presidency was fruitful and disappointed with current administration

https://aze.media/president-aliyev-met-with-participants-of-the-second-global-media-forum-in-shusha-and-answered-questions-full-text-and-video/

Aliyev recently stated that Azerbaijan was getting more support from Trump’s administration with regards to Armenia and Artsakh. They are disappointed in the current democratic administration with regards to the same thing.

Here are the relevant parts from a recent interview:

if you look at the development of our relationship, particularly the visible aspects, of course, with the Republican administration, our relations have always been much more productive, fruitful, and result-oriented. You can just look at my communications with American leaders and presidents, and everything will be clear. During President Trump’s presidency, we enjoyed very fruitful cooperation based on mutual respect and appreciation of each other’s support on different tracks. Our relations with the United States were pretty stable. Despite the ups and downs, which were not initiated by us. There were just exaggerated expectations from Azerbaijan that did not materialize.

.

We are deeply disappointed with the attitude of this American administration towards Azerbaijan. A one-sided approach, attempts to build dividing lines in the Caucasus, a very strange meeting between the US Secretary of State, the President of the European Commission, and the EU High Representative, and Mr. Pashinyan on April 5th in Brussels, and attempts to finance Armenian military buildup through the so-called European Peace Facility. You know how they call it – the Peace Facility. And all that is against us, and this is absolutely unacceptable. We openly, sometimes publicly and sometimes privately, deliver the message that Azerbaijani interests in the Southern Caucasus must be observed. If anybody wants to ignore our interest, it will be a mistake, a miscalculation, and again, a disappointment. So, I hope that changes will occur, regardless of the outcome of the presidential elections.