Baku. Victoria Dementyeva – APA. Baku celebrated the 63rd anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, which laid the foundation of the European Union, APA reports. Delivering a keynote speech at the event, head of the EU delegation to Azerbaijan Roland Kobia said with regret that his mission is coming to an end.
He noted that Azerbaijan was a different country when he arrived in this country 4 years ago: “During these years, Azerbaijan has developed. Azerbaijan and the European Union improved the relations and we can say that Azerbaijan and the EU grew up together.”
The ambassador noted that Azerbaijan-EU talks on visa facilitation are about to end: “It will intensify the contact between our people. Azerbaijan is a country that can be proud of its past and is looking to the future.”
Speaking about the Europe Day, Roland Kobia said that the establishment of a united Europe was achieved thanks to joint work: “It happened over time, not in one day. None can think about the possibility of a new war in Europe.”
On the behalf of the Azerbaijani government, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev congratulated the ambassador and guests on the Europe Day. Noting the high level of the relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union, the Minister said that these relations were established basing on mutual interest and partnership principles.
Follow us on Telegram
t.me/apanewsaz
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on X
