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Head of European Commission looks for fruitful discussion with Azerbaijani President
2011.06.22 13:28
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 22 / Trend E. Ostapenko/
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived with a working visit to Belgium on Tuesday, where he will meet with the EU officials.
"I am looking forward to a fruitful and open discussion with President Aliyev", EU Commission president José Manuel Barroso said ahead of the meeting. "We will take stock of the progress in our bilateral relations and will also discuss important energy issues, namely, the way forward on the Southern Gas Corridor which we agreed to establish during my visit in January and which remains a shared strategic goal of the European Union and Azerbaijan".
During the meeting the important issues of political reforms and the rule of law for Azerbaijan's modernization and development will be also raised, the EU press-service quoted Barroso as saying.
Besides the discussions with the Head of European Commission, President Aliyev will meet with the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, as well as the European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek and Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle.
The head of the EU delegation, Ambassador Roland Kobia also left for Brussels to accompany President Aliyev during his meetings.
The EU-Azerbaijan cooperation includes various fields: from the traditional partnership in energy and trade to a political dialogue, the projects in agriculture, justice, environment, education and culture.
The regular meetings between Azerbaijan and the EU take place at high level. EU Commission p resident Barroso visited Azerbaijan in mid-January 2011 when an important strategic document - Joint Declaration on the Southern Gas Corridor was signed, with which Azerbaijan committed to supplying substantial volumes of gas over the long term to the European Union.
European Commissioner Füle first visited Baku in April 2010. The main item on his agenda then was a meeting with Azerbaijani refugees.
© Trend News Agency
Azerbaijan, Baku, June 22 / Trend E. Ostapenko/
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived with a working visit to Belgium on Tuesday, where he will meet with the EU officials.
"I am looking forward to a fruitful and open discussion with President Aliyev", EU Commission president José Manuel Barroso said ahead of the meeting. "We will take stock of the progress in our bilateral relations and will also discuss important energy issues, namely, the way forward on the Southern Gas Corridor which we agreed to establish during my visit in January and which remains a shared strategic goal of the European Union and Azerbaijan".
During the meeting the important issues of political reforms and the rule of law for Azerbaijan's modernization and development will be also raised, the EU press-service quoted Barroso as saying.
Besides the discussions with the Head of European Commission, President Aliyev will meet with the European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, as well as the European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek and Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle.
The head of the EU delegation, Ambassador Roland Kobia also left for Brussels to accompany President Aliyev during his meetings.
The EU-Azerbaijan cooperation includes various fields: from the traditional partnership in energy and trade to a political dialogue, the projects in agriculture, justice, environment, education and culture.
The regular meetings between Azerbaijan and the EU take place at high level. EU Commission p resident Barroso visited Azerbaijan in mid-January 2011 when an important strategic document - Joint Declaration on the Southern Gas Corridor was signed, with which Azerbaijan committed to supplying substantial volumes of gas over the long term to the European Union.
European Commissioner Füle first visited Baku in April 2010. The main item on his agenda then was a meeting with Azerbaijani refugees.
© Trend News Agency
