PETER SEMNEBY: "AZERBAIJAN HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IRAN WHICH EU DOESN’T HAVE"

APA
Feb 24 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku. Victoria Dementyeva – APA. Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov received EU Special Representative for
the South Caucasus Peter Semneby.

According to APA, Semneby told journalists that they discussed
Azerbaijan-EU relations, solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
energy and issues related to Iran. He said they understood that the
developments in Iran had a strong effect on Azerbaijan. "Besides that,
Azerbaijan has knowledge and information about Iran which EU doesn’t
have. Therefore it is important for us to discuss the Iranian issue
with Azerbaijan".

Touching upon the Azerbaijan-EU relations, Peter Semneby said Lisbon
treaty created opportunity for both EU and Azerbaijan to establish
new relationship. "Eastern Partnership Program was launched for
determination of frame of our relationship with Azerbaijan and other
South Caucasian countries, as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. In
the next phase, we will establish associative relations and this is
long and very important process covering all spheres of our relations".

Answering the APA’s question about the schedule of association
talks, Semneby said he couldn’t give exact date, but the mandate of
negotiations was ready.

Semneby will meet with the representatives of the political parties
on February 25.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress