ArmInfo.Despite the gas memorandum signed with Azerbaijan, the European Union continued to monitor and raise human rights issues in this country.
This position was voiced by Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) David McAllister, at a press conference together with head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Armenian Parliament, Eduard Aghajanyan.
He stressed that today Europe is facing serious energy challenges and needs energy resources, while at the same time it is aimed at reducing energy dependence on Russia and expanding the diversification of energy resources. The MEP noted that the problem of human rights violations should be considered separately, taking into account that energy and other cooperation has nothing to do with this problem. On July 18, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen signed the next, third in a row, energy document between the EU and Azerbaijan. The memorandum will make it possible to double the volumes of incoming gas from Azerbaijan and bring its volumes up to 20 billion m3 per year and significantly reduce supplies from Russia.