A summit of Eastern Partnership opened in Vilnius on 28 November. Six post-Soviet countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine - will discuss and sign bilateral agreements with the European Union.
The forum is attended by representatives of 34 countries at the level of Heads of State and Ministers, as well as the EU leadership.
The main issue of the summit is still the question of Ukraine signing the Association Agreement and the free trade agreement with the EU.
Kiev's intention to refrain from signing the association agreement raises the question about the future of the entire project Eastern Partnership, which was launched in 2009.
Moldova plans to initial the Association Agreement with the EU as well as Georgia.
Azerbaijan plans to sign an agreement on simplification of visa regime with the EU, but it does not intend to sign the Agreement on associate membership.
Armenia was ready to initial an association agreement in Vilnius, but after pressure from the Kremlin, President Serzh Sargsyan reported his desire to join the Customs Union with Russia . -02D-
Politics
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Key Biden administration officials involved in Georgia and Moldova policy will next week testify before the Congressional Committee on Foreign Affairs on U.S. policy in both countries ahead of their elections this October, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The United States said on Friday that it is in the process of publishing an annual Investment Climate Statement on Azerbaijan, a report which is widely used by both U.S. officials and investors to help make informed decisions about the business environment in a foreign country, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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At the early elections to the Milli Majlis on September 1, 806 people applied to the district election commissions to become candidates for deputies, the head of this structure Mazahir Panahov told at today's meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC). According to him, the nomination of 532 candidates has already been approved.
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The trial of public activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev continued in the Baku Serious Crimes Court on Friday. The court heard testimony from the secretary of the Yasamal district court session about the conflict between Hajiyev and the victim Ulviya Muradova (Alovlu) two years ago. He stated that Hajiyev and Muradova insulted each other, and Hajiyev hit her "several times".
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