Baku. Anakhanum Idoyatova – APA. “We held a very successful meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, and made important decisions, one of which was to hasten the completion of a new agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU. That is the agreement on the Cooperation of Strategic Modernization”, said Chairman of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, APA reports.
He said it is a very important agreement for both Azerbaijan and the EU: “We are already cooperating in the area of energy; We, alongside President Ilham Aliyev, have started to work on the project of the Southern Gas Corridor three years ago. This is an important project not only in terms of policy, but also energy security. Another thing that we are seeing is all European programs are open for Azerbaijan. And this, in turn, is the fruition of agreements that we have reached. A number of projects in the areas of education, health, etc. are expected to be implemented”.
Barroso noted that there are many areas in which Azerbaijan and the EU can work together: “The EU is one of biggest trade partners of Azerbaijan. 42 percent of Azerbaijan’s trade turnover is from the EU. Our cooperation with Azerbaijan covers not only the energy area, but also many other areas”.
According to Barroso, Azerbaijan is also playing a constructive role in global politicial dialoge: “Azerbaijan is expanding its cooperation with other countries of the EU, and we are praising that”.
Barroso also stressed that his visit to Azerbaijan has been quite succesful: “I hope the sides will soon finish working on the new document, and I will be able to meet Ilham Aliyev in Brussels, and we’ll sign crucial agreement”.
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