Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
Jan 19 2008
Issues on Peaceful Settling of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict to be
Reflected in EU Report
19.01.08 08:59
Azerbaijan, Baku, 19 January / Òrend corr. K. Ramazanova / The issues
on peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be
reflected in the first report of the European Union (EU), about the
fulfilment of the obligations to EU by Azerbaijan, Ingrid Angela
Gossinger, the new coordinator of the European House in Baku, said to
Trend on 18 January.
`The report will reflect all the priority fields and specific actions
taken by the EU and Azerbaijan in 2007, including those on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,' Gossinger said.
The action plan on the EU-Azerbaijan New Neighbourhood Policy was
signed on 14 November 2006. It is intended for 2007-2013.
The priority directions in the action plan for Azerbaijan are:
strengthening of democracy in the country, improvement of the
business and investment climate, support to long-term economic
development, improvement of the economic and transport cooperation
between EU and Azerbaijan, as well as strengthening of cooperation in
the border management.
According to Gossinger, besides Nagorno-Karabakh, the report will
also reflect the issues on democratic and legislation norms,
improvement of the business and investment climate, fight against
corruption, the human rights and freedom, energy and transport.
The third round of the negotiations between Azerbaijan and the EU on
the action plan, within the framework of the European Neighbourhood
Policy, will take place on 4 February, during the visit of the EU
Troika to Azerbaijan. The opening ceremony of the EU representation
in Azerbaijan is expected to take place during the visit.
Jan 19 2008
Issues on Peaceful Settling of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict to be
Reflected in EU Report
19.01.08 08:59
Azerbaijan, Baku, 19 January / Òrend corr. K. Ramazanova / The issues
on peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be
reflected in the first report of the European Union (EU), about the
fulfilment of the obligations to EU by Azerbaijan, Ingrid Angela
Gossinger, the new coordinator of the European House in Baku, said to
Trend on 18 January.
`The report will reflect all the priority fields and specific actions
taken by the EU and Azerbaijan in 2007, including those on the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,' Gossinger said.
The action plan on the EU-Azerbaijan New Neighbourhood Policy was
signed on 14 November 2006. It is intended for 2007-2013.
The priority directions in the action plan for Azerbaijan are:
strengthening of democracy in the country, improvement of the
business and investment climate, support to long-term economic
development, improvement of the economic and transport cooperation
between EU and Azerbaijan, as well as strengthening of cooperation in
the border management.
According to Gossinger, besides Nagorno-Karabakh, the report will
also reflect the issues on democratic and legislation norms,
improvement of the business and investment climate, fight against
corruption, the human rights and freedom, energy and transport.
The third round of the negotiations between Azerbaijan and the EU on
the action plan, within the framework of the European Neighbourhood
Policy, will take place on 4 February, during the visit of the EU
Troika to Azerbaijan. The opening ceremony of the EU representation
in Azerbaijan is expected to take place during the visit.