Ilham Aliyev's meeting with Gunther Oettinger
Baku/31.05.18/Turan: Issues of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union were the focus of today's meeting of Ilham Aliyev with the commissioner of the European Commission on budget and human resources Gunter Oettinger. The European Commissioner congratulated Aliyev on the 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani People's Republic and the launch of the Southern Gas Corridor Project.
Oettinger called the SGC project the global link between Azerbaijan and the European Union. In his opinion, this project will give impetus to the development of transport and agriculture throughout the region. The sides also touched upon the course of the negotiations between Baku and Brussels on concluding a new partnership agreement. The view was expressed that the treaty would raise issues of cooperation in all areas, including politics, economy and other spheres. -02D-
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- 31 May 2018 17:08
Politics
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