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Azerbaijan and European Union sign Financing Agreement for â‚¬19,5 million

29 August 2013 15:22 (UTC +04:00)

Štefan Füle said that the EU retains for the development of our relations, as well as our continued readiness to give concrete support to core reforms such as those of public finance, education, regional development and justice. I underlined the central importance for us of building a future based on democracy and human rights and in this context our strong wish, shared with Azerbaijan's other international partners, for forthcoming presidential elections to be conducted in an atmosphere of freedom and transparency.

During their meeting, the Commissioner and the Minister signed a Financing Agreement for €19,5 million to launch the Framework Programme in support of EU-Azerbaijan Agreements.