The Azerbaijan-based European Union representative office has disseminated statement following the Baku visit of Peter Semneby, the EU special representative for the South Caucasus, on 19-20 May 2009. It was reported that as part of his regular consultations with the Azerbaijani authorities, Mr. Semneby met with several officials of the government, including President Ilham Aliyev and foreign minister Elmar Mammadiyarov.
He also discussed with the Azerbaijani authorities the Eastern Partnership programme signed by the EU and six countries of its Eastern European Neighbourhood last 7 May in Prague.
The Eastern Partnership will create opportunities for a stronger bilateral relationship between the EU and with the participating countries, in particular through the planned negotiation of association agreements. It will also create opportunities for developing regional cooperation through regional platforms for governance issues, economic cooperation, energy issues, and people-to-people contacts.
Mr. Semneby also covered the Turkish-Armenian normalisation process and its implications for Azerbaijan. He outlined the EU
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