The EU respects the right of each member state of the program Eastern Partnership to seek their own path of development, while maintaining cooperation with the EU, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"We respect the decision of Armenia, which, in addition to intense negotiations with the EU, is seeking closer economic cooperation with Russia and the EAEC. We also respect the position of Azerbaijan, which is not looking for ways to join the EU and sees no role for itself in the EAEC. We are also ready to continue bilateral cooperation with Belarus, despite the obvious contradictions," said the Chancellor before departure to the summit of Eastern Partnership in Riga.
The Eastern Partnership provides for political association and economic integration between the EU and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The last three countries last year signed an agreement on associated partnership with the EU. -06D--
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Azerbaijani government sources have exclusively confirmed to Euronews on Thursday that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in Aktau on Wednesday.
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CrashThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Alain Berset, has expressed his condolences and deep sadness over the tragic Azerbaijan Airlines crash in Kazakhstan with many fatalities.
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The crash of our plane in Aktau raises several questions that demand answers: 1. Many of the victims of this tragedy were people who previously traveled to the North Caucasus by train or car. These victims might not have existed if Azerbaijan hadn’t kept its land borders closed for several years.
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NATO expressed condolences regarding the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, the Alliance's spokesperson, Farah Dalallah, said on her social media account.
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