Dilgam ismailov

On 26 November 1991 the high Soviet on an equal basis 
25 representatives of the democratic block and 25 pro-
government deputies established a national Assembly. On 8 
December 1991 Belarusian, Russia and Ukraine leaders signed 
a contract about on establishment of the Commonwealth of 
Independent States. This way they declared put an end to the 
USSR as an international entity. On 25 December Gorbachev 
has resigned president position of USSR. Thus, legally was put 
an end to the existence of USSR. On 29 December in the 
Azerbaijan Republic held a referendum. Azerbaijani people 
unanimously supported the state independence.
In May 1992 the National Assembly accepted the state 
anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in February 1993 was 
accepted state emblem. Independence of Azerbaijan state first 
of all recognized the Republic of Turkey, then, Romania, 
Pakistan, and Switzerland, Iran, USA, Russian Federation 
and other states recognized. At the beginning of the 1993 year 
the state independence of Azerbaijan has been recognized over 
one hundred states, there were with 70 foreign states 
diplomatic relations. Azerbaijan Republic was accepted as a 
member of 14 international organizations. In 1991, 
Azerbaijan the Organization of the Islamic Conference, in 

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February 1992 Economic Cooperation Organization, final 
Act of the Helsinki Conference and European security and 
cooperation agreement, on 2 March 1992 became a member 
of the United Nations.
Republic of Azerbaijan which declared its independence 
from the first day relations with other states, inviolability of 
state borders, territorial integrity, disputed issues with peaceful 
settlement. Azerbaijan republic created its principles of non-
interference in the internal affairs of other states. At the end of