ater ally ▁signed ▁declaration ▁p led ged ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁trans n ational ▁project , ▁the ▁International ▁North - S outh ▁Transport ▁Cor rid or , ▁which ▁would ▁run ▁from ▁India ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁in ▁Russia , ▁providing ▁a ▁faster ▁and ▁che aper ▁alternative ▁to ▁existing ▁sea ▁routes . ▁The ▁next ▁tr il ater al ▁meeting ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁leaders ▁ex changed ▁views ▁on ▁mut ual ▁relations ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁trans it ▁and ▁energy . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁has ▁sought ▁to ▁expand ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁US . ▁In ▁this ▁context , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁Washington ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁former ▁US ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 – 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁During ▁the ▁meeting , ▁he ▁discussed ▁issues ▁of ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁industry , ▁regional ▁and ▁global ▁energy ▁security , ▁transport ation , ▁etc . ▁with ▁his ▁American ▁counter part . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁the ▁ 4 4 th ▁US ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁Session ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ' s ▁next ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁USA ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁within ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁N uc lear ▁Security