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.