Özet:

The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which declared independence on May 28, 1918, paid special attention to foreign policy issues. The establishment of friendly relations with neighboring states were priority areas in Azerbaijani diplomacy. In the relations of the Republic of Azerbaijan with Armenia and Georgia, the refugee problem was a priority. The Ministry of Defense was created to address the refugee problem. The Azerbaijani government emphasized this problem not only within the country, but also in relations with other countries.The creation of an intergovernmental commission to return refugees to their previous positions at a conference of senior representatives of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was one of the successful steps in solving this problem. All refugees had to be handled by this commission. However, it was not possible to reach a general agreement on financing the interstate commission and postponed the conference due to Deniki’s attack on Dagestan. On June 23, 1919, the Azerbaijani government turned to the Armenian leadership with the proposal to create a joint central commission, consisting of representatives of both countries. However, although the Armenian side had previously agreed, the activities of the commission were ineffective.Despite government efforts, some important issues, including the refugee problem, have not been resolved.

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