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European Commissionâ€™s office inaugurated in Azerbaijani capital

04 February 2008 16:48 (UTC +04:00)

â€œEuropean Union promised Azerbaijani government to open the office long ago, I have done my best to fulfill this promise. I believe that this office will be a coordinating point between the European Commission and Azerbaijan,â€ she said.
Benita Ferrero-Waldner said this office will later become the office of the European Union and introduced Allan Waddams as the head of the diplomatic mission. She said that Allan Waddams has not been officially confirmed as the ambassador.
Deputy Prime Minister Abid Sharifov said they awaited inauguration of this office for more than ten years.
â€œIt was Azerbaijanâ€™s will to open the office of European Commission. It serves Azerbaijanâ€™s interests and will play an important role in the execution of the countryâ€™s commitments undertaken in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy,â€ he said.
President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said this office will play the role of an office spreading information about the European Union and an agency releasing truths about Azerbaijan. He did not rule out the probability of Azerbaijanâ€™s accession to European Union. /APA/