AZERBAIJAN FM MEETS EUROPEAN UNION ENERGY COMMISSIONER

Baku, 7 November,(AzerTAj) - Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov met Friday with visiting European Union Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs.

The talks focused on the current EU-Azerbaijan cooperation and prospects for
development of bilateral relationship.
Mr. Piebalgs stressed Azerbaijan`s role in ensuring European energy security. He
added the EU was keen in expansion of energy cooperation with Azerbaijan.
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, in turn, told of the energy projects being carried out
by Azerbaijan, underlining they contribute to energy supply diversification.
The sides exchanged views on the upcoming Baku Energy Summit and its importance for
countries which produce, consume and transport energy carriers.
The discussions also revolved around the recent processes in region, negotiations on
the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Minister Mammadyarov called on the European Union to make more accurate statements
on the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute and not to allow applying double standards towards
regional conflicts.
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