We share many values with the United States, such as independence, democracy and free markets, and we need the support of the United States and other Western governments as we seek to implement these values. We are active participants in the Partnership for Peace program, and we hope to expand that cooperation with NATO in the near future. We seek further integration with European and Euro-Atlantic security structures. A fifth objective of Azerbaijan's foreign policy in the United States is to work together to create a climate that will foster the economic development of Azerbaijan and the entire region, as well as integration with the Western economies. We have already mentioned the oil.
American companies own the largest share in Azerbaijan's oil contracts.
In the coming years, Azerbaijan will focus on the diversification of its economy. This opens up numerous commercial opportunities for American businesses in Azerbaijan. There are many items of commerce that we can trade. We need to fully re-establish the old Silk Road by development of the Eurasian Transport Corridor, which will enhance regional cooperation through shared prosperity. Now let us turn to the United States' interests, how its foreign policy and geostrategic interests are affected by Azerbaijan and where our interests align.