BAKU, BRUSSELS TO EXPAND TIES
November 22, 2011 – 6:54pm

New Europe

Nov 22 2011

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Catherine Ashton and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev discussed
prospects for energy co-operation between Azerbaijan and European Union
and exchanged views on the ways of settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “I was very keen to come to Azerbaijan to
develop further the bilateral relations between the European Union
and Azerbaijan,” Ashton said in Baku.

Ashton said Azerbaijan is an important partner of EU in terms of
energy. “Azerbaijan is an increasingly important player in this region
and close now in the United Nations,” she said. According to Ashton,
the Eastern Partnership is an important way which will demonstrate
the closeness of EU-Azerbaijan relationships.

She explained the importance of making sure that the EU-Azerbaijani
relationships caters to the needs of support. “I also know what
an important member of the Security Council of the United Nations
Azerbaijan is going to be,” she added.

Citing the soaring and successful relations between the country and
EU, Aliyev said there was multifaceted co-operation between Azerbaijan
and the European Union. He stressed the importance of Ashton’s visit
to the region and Azerbaijan. According to him, Ashton’s visit to
Azerbaijan would contribute to developing relationship between the
country and European Union even further.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress