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Sept 27 2012
Deputy Minister: Azerbaijan does not intend joining EU
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 27 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Azerbaijan still does not intend joining the EU. The country's
leadership can make such a decision only after the most advanced
European experience can be transformed in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani
Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev said at the international
conference 'Bridge laying' in Baku today.
Azerbaijan began cooperating with the European Union in 1996. The
agreement on various issues, 30 items of various cooperation
programmes has been reached during this period. Unfortunately, no
agreement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement was reached.
Azerbaijan does not agree with the EU position on Nagorno-Karabakh,
Mammadguliyev said.
"We have presented a preliminary version on the issue, but have not
received a response yet," he said.
International organisations have also not demonstrated a clear
position and have not offered any concrete solutions to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he added.
"Despite the fact that the EU has always has a clear position on other
conflicts, when it comes to Azerbaijan, people say that we support the
position of the OSCE Minsk Group in this matter and look forward to
its decision," he said. "This is not enough for using a similar
approach, Armenia delays the settlement process."
Full cooperation between Azerbaijan with the EU is possible, but the
main obstacle is the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, he said.
Regarding cooperation with the EU on energy security, Mammadguliyev
said that Azerbaijan supports the Southern Gas Corridor project.
"Azerbaijan wants to act as a transit country and supplier," the
deputy minister said.
From: A. Papazian
Sept 27 2012
Deputy Minister: Azerbaijan does not intend joining EU
Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 27 / Trend M. Aliyev /
Azerbaijan still does not intend joining the EU. The country's
leadership can make such a decision only after the most advanced
European experience can be transformed in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani
Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev said at the international
conference 'Bridge laying' in Baku today.
Azerbaijan began cooperating with the European Union in 1996. The
agreement on various issues, 30 items of various cooperation
programmes has been reached during this period. Unfortunately, no
agreement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement was reached.
Azerbaijan does not agree with the EU position on Nagorno-Karabakh,
Mammadguliyev said.
"We have presented a preliminary version on the issue, but have not
received a response yet," he said.
International organisations have also not demonstrated a clear
position and have not offered any concrete solutions to the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he added.
"Despite the fact that the EU has always has a clear position on other
conflicts, when it comes to Azerbaijan, people say that we support the
position of the OSCE Minsk Group in this matter and look forward to
its decision," he said. "This is not enough for using a similar
approach, Armenia delays the settlement process."
Full cooperation between Azerbaijan with the EU is possible, but the
main obstacle is the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, he said.
Regarding cooperation with the EU on energy security, Mammadguliyev
said that Azerbaijan supports the Southern Gas Corridor project.
"Azerbaijan wants to act as a transit country and supplier," the
deputy minister said.
From: A. Papazian