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Ambassador: EU would like to see more people traveling from EU to Azerbaijan

18 December 2017 14:13 (UTC+04:00)
Ambassador: EU would like to see more people traveling from EU to Azerbaijan

By Aygul Salmanova

There is dynamic and efficient cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU, said Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan. The recent Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels is an example of this cooperation.

Kestutis Yankauskas made the remarks at an event dedicated to the International Migrants Day in Baku on December 18.

The ambassador said that the work is underway to prepare a comprehensive agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU.

He added that the EU is implementing joint programs with the Azerbaijan State Migration Service and other state structures.

Tourist flow between Azerbaijan and the EU is of paramount importance for the further expansion of relations, he noted. Therefore, the EU would like to see more people traveling from EU member countries to Azerbaijan and in the opposite direction, Jankauskas added.

Over the past years, Azerbaijan had a very close cooperation with EU’s various institutions and member countries. The energy-rich country signed and adopted documents on strategic partnership with nine member countries of the EU.

The Baku-Brussels cooperation covers all the area, while the energy and transport sectors have a unique place. Azerbaijan is committed to further development of energy cooperation with the EU by realization of Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), a unique project which will bring Caspian gas to Europe.

Last year, the European Council adopted a mandate for the European Commission and the high representative for foreign affairs and security policy to negotiate, on behalf of the EU and its member states, a comprehensive agreement with Azerbaijan.

The new agreement should replace the 1996 partnership and cooperation agreement. This will enable better to take account of the common goals and challenges the EU and Azerbaijan face today.

The agreement will follow the principles endorsed in the 2015 review of the European Neighborhood Policy and offer a renewed basis for political dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan.

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