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Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.6
Trend:
Azerbaijan and the EU intend to expand commercial relations in coming years, said President of the European Council Donald Tusk.
He was making joint statement for the press with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, who is on a visit to Brussels, Belgium on Feb. 6.
“We discussed how our strengthened cooperation will help modernize and diversify the Azerbaijani economy,” said Tusk.
He said the relations between Azerbaijan and the EU go beyond energy and trade, adding that the two sides want to upgrade their relationship and develop its full potential for a new bilateral agreement.
“I am very happy to announce that tomorrow the negotiations on a new EU-Azerbaijan agreement will be launched,” said Tusk. “This new agreement will broaden the scope of our relations taking into the new global, political and economic interests we share.”