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    IEWY News
    June 22 2011


    Statement of President Barroso following his meeting with Ilham
    Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan Press Point Brussels


    Brussels

    Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen,

    It was a pleasure to receive President Aliyev today in Brussels. I
    remember my visit to Baku in January and the great hospitality I
    enjoyed there. I am grateful that President Aliyev could come to
    Brussels. We had a very open and fruitful discussion and followed up
    on various topics that we had discussed during my visit to Baku, and
    other visits of Commissioners. This reflects the very good spirit in
    the relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union.

    Today, we took stock of the progress made on several fronts of our
    relationship, including the launch of negotiations on an Association
    Agreement a year ago. However, I believe we can speed up these talks
    and move forward towards a substantive deal. We had a very sincere and
    open discussion about the issues we should concentrate on so we can
    really achieve progress regarding this Association Agreement.

    I am also confident that we can start negotiations on Visa
    Facilitation and Readmission Agreements this year. Enhancing mobility
    with our partner countries remains an important goal of the Eastern
    Partnership.

    Preparations for the Eastern Partnership Summit at the end of
    September in Warsaw are ongoing. Today, we have exchanged views on the
    implementation of this Partnership over the last two years and the way
    we want to strengthen it in the future.

    Events in our neighbourhood have yet again shown how deeply Europe's
    own security and prosperity are linked to those of our neighbours. It
    is therefore a strategic imperative to promote democracy and
    development to our East and South.

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