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    Azeri leader, European official note importance of expanding cooperation

    Azartac news agency, Baku
    17 Sep 04

    [No dateline as received] Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received
    a delegation led by the chairman of the European Commission, Romano
    Prodi, on 17 September.

    Having sincerely welcomed the guest, President Ilham Aliyev recalled
    his meeting with Romano Prodi in Belgium and said that the meeting
    had been very productive. President Ilham Aliyev said that relations
    between Azerbaijan and the European Union are successfully developing
    and that our country attaches great importance to the further
    development of this cooperation. The head of state pointed out that
    relations with the European Union form one of the main directions of
    Azerbaijan's foreign policy and new achievements are being made in
    this sphere.

    Stressing that the EU's New Neighbourhood policy is of great
    importance, President Ilham Aliyev said that this policy is one of
    the most important spheres in relations between Azerbaijan and the
    European Union. The head of state stressed that the appointment of
    an EU representative for the South Caucasus will serve the further
    development of our relations.

    President Ilham Aliyev said that cooperation in the political,
    economic, cultural and other spheres between Azerbaijan and
    the European Union are successfully developing and expressed his
    confidence that these relations will strengthen even more in the
    future. Recalling that Azerbaijan is part of Europe, the head of
    state said that our country's integration into European structures
    is one of the priorities of our foreign policy.

    President Ilham Aliyev said that Azerbaijan and the European Union
    are successfully cooperating in the economic and especially in the
    energy sphere and stressed that the political dialogue was also at
    a high level.

    The head of state expressed his confidence that Romano Prodi's visit
    to Azerbaijan will help develop and strengthen our relations even more.

    The guest thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the sincere reception
    and for his remarks on relations with the European Union and stressed
    that he was very pleased with his visit to Azerbaijan. Saying that
    cooperation in the political, economic and other spheres was an
    integral part of the New Neighbourhood policy, the guest added that
    the implementation of this policy is of great importance in terms
    of strengthening cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European
    Commission and solving problems. Mr Prodi said that the European
    Union is facing important tasks in the sphere of implementing this
    policy and stressed that his organization has a fair position on the
    New Neighbourhood policy.

    The guest said that a swift peaceful solution to the
    Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagornyy Karabakh conflict was important for
    the successful implementation of the New Neighbourhood policy.

    Mr Romano Prodi said that the European Union, which covers a vast area
    with a population of 500m, attaches great importance to the expansion
    of cooperation with Azerbaijan, which is playing an important role in
    the region. He expressed his hope that these relations will continue
    to develop.

    The meeting was also attended by Novruz Mammadov, head of the foreign
    relations department of the Presidential Executive Staff, and the
    head of the Azerbaijani mission to the European Union, Arif Mammadov.
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