EU-Azerbaijan co-op committee meets in Brussels
Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
Sept 15 2004
The 6th meeting of the European Union (EU)-Azerbaijan Cooperation
Committee was held in Brussels on Tuesday. The gathering was chaired
by Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.
Cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan over the past year was
discussed at the meeting attended by the Azerbaijani delegation
comprising representatives of the ministries of Foreign Affairs and
Economic Development, State Oil Company and Azerbaijani delegation
at EU.
During the meeting the Azerbaijani side elaborated on political,
economic and social reforms ongoing in the country, as well as on
the latest novelty in the transport and energy sectors.
Azerbaijan’s inclusion in the EU’s «Neighborhood Policy in Europe»
was appraised and a hope was expressed for further expansion of
bilateral relations.
Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, who arrived in Brussels on Monday, met
with the EU special envoy on South Caucasus Heikki Talvitie to exchange
views on the role of EU in the solution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan
conflict over Upper Garabagh.
Later in the day, Mammadyarov attended a dinner party arranged by Dutch
Foreign Minister B. Bot in honor of his counterparts from Azerbaijan,
Georgia and Armenia. The event was also attended by EU Secretary
General Xavier Solana and the European Commission member K. Patten.
The situation in the region, conflicts and their settlement was the
topic of the party.*