Brussels / 24.11.17 / Turan: The heads of state and government of the EU member states and six Eastern Partnership countries will discuss future cooperation in Brussels today.
They will also sum up what was achieved after the Riga Summit in 2015. Special attention will be paid to the tangible benefits that citizens of the six countries of the Eastern Partnership have received.
Its approach to the Eastern Partnership was defined by the EU as results-oriented. In this regard, the European Union has identified 20 key tasks that should be implemented by 2020. And the main of these goals should be achieved already during the summit in Brussels.
During the Eastern Partnership Summit in Riga in 2015, four basic areas of cooperation were identified:
1. Strengthening the economy: economic development and market opportunities;
2. Strengthening governance: strengthening institutions and good governance;
3. Strengthening linkages: accessibility, energy efficiency, the environment and climate change;
4. Strengthening society: mobility and communication between people.
In addition, in all areas there is a structured interaction with a wide range of civil society organizations. This collaboration contributes to gender equality and combating discrimination. In addition, strategic communications in all areas are becoming more specific and individual.
The Azerbaijani delegation at the summit is headed by President Ilham Aliyev. -02D-
Politics
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Voting in the early elections to the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan began at 8:00. Voting is taking place at 6,478 polling stations throughout Azerbaijan, including the lands liberated from occupation. 990 candidates are competing for 125 seats in the unicameral parliament.
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Armenia is not against the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, but does not consider it appropriate to discuss this issue now. "In the context of peace, we consider it possible to make a decision on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. When peace is an established fact, the existence of such a format may raise questions," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference today. "The whole question is about the timing, we need to understand how effectively and correctly to turn such topics into a subject of discussion right now," the Armenian Prime Minister added.
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He expressed his willingness to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the border between the two countries. "A meeting with Ilham Aliyev could take place at the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. I am open to such a format," Pashinyan said at a press conference today. According to Pashinyan, Armenia recently presented another proposal for a peace treaty to Azerbaijan.
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On August 31, Azerbaijan observes a "day of silence" before the Sunday’s early parliamentary elections for the unicameral Milli Majlis. All electoral campaigning is prohibited 24 hours before the voting. The early elections were initiated by the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party. This decision was motivated by the overlap of the scheduled elections in November with the global UN forum - the COP20 climate conference taking place in Baku.
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