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EU COMMISSIONER STEFAN FULE SAYS DEMOLITION PROJECTS SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT
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April 3, 2012
BAKU. April 3, 2012: Today, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and
European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule discussed the bilateral
relations, regional issues, the situation around Syria and Iran,
the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict conflict, and human rights.
At a press conference after the meeting Fule noted the progress
in relations between the EU and Azerbaijan. Noting the high level
of cooperation in the energy sector, he pointed to the potential
development of relations within the frameworks of the "Eastern
Partnership" Program. Along with the Association Agreement, the parties
are working also on an agreement on modernization, which covers the
security area too.
"We decided to include in our agenda security issues too," said Fule.
It was done with consideration of the role of Azerbaijan as a
non-permanent member of UN Security Council, as well as regional
threats, he said.
With regard to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Fule said that the
EU is ready to support the measures of mutual trust. Without going
into details, he said that the EU measures are aimed at establishing
contacts between ordinary people, without which, conflict resolution is
impossible. Responding to the question asking to comment on the ideas
to replace France in the OSCE Minsk Group by the European Union, Fule
said that in the March statement, the EU foreign ministers expressed
support for the Minsk group and its substitution was not expected.
Speaking of the human rights issues, Fule reminded the commitments
of Azerbaijan and statements by the EU expressing concern with the
situation in this area. Fule said the Eurovision Song Contest would be
an opportunity to show the country not only from a cultural point of
view. Improvement works touch the issues affecting the property, and
the solution of these problems should be transparent, he said (Turan).
Turan
April 3, 2012
BAKU. April 3, 2012: Today, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov and the EU Commissioner for Enlargement and
European Neighborhood Policy Stefan Fule discussed the bilateral
relations, regional issues, the situation around Syria and Iran,
the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict conflict, and human rights.
At a press conference after the meeting Fule noted the progress
in relations between the EU and Azerbaijan. Noting the high level
of cooperation in the energy sector, he pointed to the potential
development of relations within the frameworks of the "Eastern
Partnership" Program. Along with the Association Agreement, the parties
are working also on an agreement on modernization, which covers the
security area too.
"We decided to include in our agenda security issues too," said Fule.
It was done with consideration of the role of Azerbaijan as a
non-permanent member of UN Security Council, as well as regional
threats, he said.
With regard to the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Fule said that the
EU is ready to support the measures of mutual trust. Without going
into details, he said that the EU measures are aimed at establishing
contacts between ordinary people, without which, conflict resolution is
impossible. Responding to the question asking to comment on the ideas
to replace France in the OSCE Minsk Group by the European Union, Fule
said that in the March statement, the EU foreign ministers expressed
support for the Minsk group and its substitution was not expected.
Speaking of the human rights issues, Fule reminded the commitments
of Azerbaijan and statements by the EU expressing concern with the
situation in this area. Fule said the Eurovision Song Contest would be
an opportunity to show the country not only from a cultural point of
view. Improvement works touch the issues affecting the property, and
the solution of these problems should be transparent, he said (Turan).