Ilham Aliyev and Jose Manuel Barroso talk one-on-one

 One-on-one  meeting of the  President Ilham Aliyev with  the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who is on a visit to Azerbaijan, took place  on Saturday  in the suburban residence "Zagulba." The parties stressed the successful development of relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union in the political and economic spheres, the website of the Azerbaijani President.

The sides noted  that there are good prospects for expanding cooperation in the energy sphere.

The sides exchanged views on the current situation and prospects of relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union.

The  agenda of the EU-Azerbaijan relations are energy security, stability, democracy and human rights, as well as further steps in the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership,  Barroso said  in an interview with Turan prior to his visit to Azerbaijan.

It is expected that the visit  will result in signing  an agreement on further cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan. This is the second visit of the President of the European Commission in Azerbaijan. Barroso first  visited  Baku in January 2011. -0 -