Azerbaijan says 2017 proved to be productive for advancement of co-op with EU

Azerbaijan says 2017 proved to be productive for advancement of co-op with EU
# 09 February 2018 13:21 (UTC +04:00)

The year 2017 proved to be productive and promising for advancement of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU, said Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.

He made the remarks at the 15th meeting of the Azerbaijan-EU Cooperation Council in Brussels on Feb. 9, APA reports.

Recalling the Azerbaijani president’s visit to Brussels in February 2017, Mammadyarov said that this visit played a crucial enabling role in this regard.

According to the minister, official launch of negotiations process on new bilateral document and high level statements from both sides indicated to mutual ambitions.

“Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels proved that cooperation within EaP should be based on realistic consideration of challenging situation in the region and focus on benefits and potential added value that EaP could bring. “20 Deliverables by 2020” will enable us to concentrate on pertinent areas of cooperation with clear cut goals, aspirations and timeframes for their implementation,” the top diplomat said.

“After three-year hiatus, we resumed PCA dialogue mechanisms - relevant subcommittee and parliamentary cooperation committee meetings were convened. Two sides have engaged in a consultations process on a new EU-Azerbaijan Partnership Priorities (2018-2020) and we are on the verge of finalizing this important document. We welcome the steps to integrate the principles of differentiation, flexibility and greater ownership into new ENP and appreciate the EU’s cooperation in the preparation process of the revised ENP EU-Azerbaijan Progress Report for 2015-2017,” he added.

“I hope that today’s open exchange on state of our bilateral relations and prospects ahead will allow us to identify ways and means for further development of this cooperation,” the minister concluded.

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