EU-Azerbaijan Partnership Ushers In New Stage - Official

2026-06-05 10:04:44

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) GANJA, Azerbaijan, June 5. The European Union (EU) and Azerbaijan partnership ushers in a new stage, Head of Cooperation Section at the EU Delegation, Victor Bojkov, said at a media briefing on the 30th anniversary of the EU-Azerbaijan partnership and projects implemented in Ganja, Trend reports.

According to him, the bilateral agreement signed between the EU and Azerbaijan in 1996 remains in force today.

"However, as the world has changed politically, economically, and geopolitically, the parties are working to move relations to a new phase. Therefore, the existing cooperation framework is being updated and adapted to modern challenges," he noted.

Bojkov pointed out that the phrase "30 years of partnership" refers not only to the past, but also to the continuity of future cooperation.

"This is not just a completed 30 years, but an ongoing partnership," he emphasized.

The official recalled that intensive negotiations were held between the EU and Azerbaijan in Baku on June 2-3.

The EU was represented at the meetings by the Deputy Director of the External Action Service, and Azerbaijan by the Deputy Foreign Minister. The main goal of the negotiations was to raise partnership relations to a higher level and prepare a new bilateral agreement.

Bojkov noted that negotiations on the new agreement are ongoing, and time is still needed to sign the document.

At the same time, priority areas of cooperation have already been identified. These areas include the environment, coordination and connectivity projects, healthcare, academic research, people-to-people relations, and "green cities" initiatives.

He highlighted that the projects implemented in Ganja are also part of this cooperation framework.

"The goals and ambitions that the European Union and Azerbaijan have jointly set are also reflected in Ganja. The projects implemented in the city are the practical results of this partnership," he added.

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