Foreign

Home page

Foreign

Guenther Oettinger: â€œAzerbaijan is a significant partner for the European Unionâ€

10 August 2012 07:41 (UTC +04:00)

â€œBy signing the South Corridor Declaration, Azerbaijan has confirmed its essential role and reaffirmed the commitment to the European Unionâ€

Baku â€“ APA. â€œAzerbaijan is a significant partner for the European Unionâ€, European Union Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger said in his declaration on Azerbaijan, The European Azerbaijan Society told APA. Oettinger considers Azerbaijanâ€™s cooperation with the European Union to be built on solid principles reflecting clear common interests.

The participation of Azerbaijan in the Eastern Partnership of the European Union is a historical milestone, the Commissioner said. â€œBy signing the South Corridor Declaration, Azerbaijan has confirmed its essential role and reaffirmed the commitment to the European Union. The country at the Western shores of the Caspian Sea offers an important basis for Europeâ€™s energy diversification due to its abundant oil and gas resources.â€

At the same time, Oettinger stresses the importance of further developing relations to energy producing countries such as Azerbaijan for the interest of the European Union. According to the EU Commissioner, the solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict lies also in this context. â€œIt is therefore a necessary task for Europeans to play a more active role. As an important energy partner for the EU countries, Azerbaijan also has to be listened to and supported in its problems. There are clear resolutions of the United Nations and other international organizations that the region of Nagorno Karabakh is an integral part of sovereign Republic of Azerbaijan.â€