...

EU Delegation to Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani human rights activists discuss prospects of cooperation

Society Materials 10 December 2010 21:01 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 10 /Trend/

Ambassador Roland Kobia, Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, met on Friday with the Azerbaijani human rights activists in connection with the International Human Rights Day, European Union reported.

"Being founded on the values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, the EU considers human rights as universal and indivisible values, and remains committed to promote them not only internally, but also in its relations with the rest of the world. In doing so, the EU highly values close cooperation with human rights defenders," said Ambassador Roland Kobia.

Today's meeting was attended by major human rights defenders and allowed to take stock of their activities in Azerbaijan and the human rights situation in the country, as well as to share the views on future cooperation. It was followed by screening of several short movies on human rights.

Latest

Latest