▁Sum mit ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁held ▁a ▁bil ater al ▁meeting ▁with ▁former ▁Vice ▁President ▁Joe ▁B iden . ▁The ▁parties ▁had ▁discuss ions ▁on ▁counter ter ror ism ▁and ▁co operation ▁in ▁various ▁fields . ▁Joe ▁B iden ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Gas ▁Cor rid or ▁to ▁strength en ▁energy ▁security ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁US ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁at ▁the ▁reception ▁hosted ▁by ▁latter ▁in ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 2 nd ▁Session ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁on ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁ 2 4 th ▁annual ▁International ▁C asp ian ▁O il ▁and ▁Gas ▁Ex hib ition ▁and ▁Conference ▁in ▁B aku , ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁mentioned ▁that ▁US ▁is ▁strongly ▁committed ▁to ▁Southern ▁Gas ▁Cor rid or ▁which ▁ens ures ▁energy ▁security ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁appreci ates ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁supporting ▁this ▁global ▁energy ▁security . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Tre aty ▁Organisation ▁( N AT O ) ▁▁ ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁has ▁extended ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁collaboration ▁with ▁NAT O , ▁as ▁the ▁country ▁joined ▁the ▁Ind ividual ▁Part