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Baku, 2011
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 -
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