EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SOUTH CAUCASUS TO VISIT BAKU ON 21 APRIL

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 18 2006

The European Union delegation will be visiting Azerbaijan from April
21 to 23. The Azerbaijani permanent representative office in EU told
APA that the objective of the visit is to agree on the Action Plan
in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy Program.

An official of the representative office told that main discussions
will be held in May when the EU delegates will visit first
Armenia, Georgia and then Azerbaijan. The EU mission is composed of
representatives of the EU Board, European Commission, EU presidency,
Austria, which chairs the EU as well as representatives of Finland,
which will chair the organization for the next term. The EU special
representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby is also in the
mission.

The Foreign Ministry told APA that the visitors will have talks with
President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, other
high ranking state officials as well as meet opposition parties and
NGOs representatives.

The European diplomats will hold a press conference on 22 April.