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Azerbaijan signs financial agreement with EU under ENP actions program for 2008

Business Materials 7 January 2010 18:08 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 7 / Trend , I.Khalilova /

The European Commission signed financial agreement onactions program of European Neighboring Policy (ENP) for 2008 worth 22 million euros with Azerbaijani Government, TACIS Coordinating Unit Executive Director Rufat Mammadov said today.

"About 14.5 million euros are allocated to support reforms in the sphere of justice through Azerbaijani public budget and 7.5 million euros to twining program under this program," Mammadov said.

It is expected to promote the environmental protection and strengthening governance, poverty reduction in the direction of protecting human rights by twining program. The Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, State Commission on Combating Corruption can receive this support.

Mammadov said that the financial assistance to justice through the public budget funds will be allocated in three tranches and the first tranche of 3.5 million euros is expected in the first half of 2010. The second tranche is envisaged in the amount of 3.5 million euros, while the third - 7.5 million euros.

"The first tranche will be assimilated through implementing a number of conditions, in particular, developing a three-year action plan for Ministry of Justice and annual action plan," Mammadov said.

It is also planned to support the penitentiary system, to develop the regional offices of Justice, to improve activity and enhancing the Academy of Justice's potential, acting under the Ministry of Justice in the following stages.

In general, budget of indicative ENP program for Azerbaijan for 2007-2010 is provided in the amount of 88 million euros.

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