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Baku / 13.12.18 / Turan: In middle of 2019, the 10th anniversary of the EU Eastern Partnership and EU program will be celebrated, and the EU wants to complete by this time the negotiations with Azerbaijan on a new agreement, said the head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, Kestutis Jankauskas at a meeting with journalists on Thursday.
The ambassador noted that the parties had made significant progress in the economic block of the agreement.
"The new agreement has not been named yet. We think first of all to agree on the text, and then we will name the document," he said.
As a positive moment between the parties, he called the beginning of negotiations on visa procedures.
"In September, negotiations on visa and readmission issues were held between the EU and Azerbaijan. Progress has been made, which is the first step to start a dialogue on the issue of visa liberalization," he said. -71D-
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