Prime Minister: Association Agreement between Azerbaijan and EU would bring relationships to new level of quality
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who came to the EU Eastern Partnership Summit. During the meeting the President congratulated Lithuania on the organisation of EU Eastern Partnership events. The meeting also discussed relations between Azerbaijan and the EU and bilateral cooperation with Lithuania, SIA reports.
The Head of the Lithuanian Government pointed out that Azerbaijan is a very important EU partner, and this cooperation must be enhanced in view of common interests and with a particular focus placed on the energy and trade sectors.
Prime Minister Mr. Butkevičius expressed his belief that the Association Agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan would bring the Azerbaijan – EU relationships to a new level of quality.
During the meeting the bilateral cooperation between Lithuania and Azerbaijan was also discussed. "The Lithuanian – Azerbaijan relations are very close, trade turnover and investments are on the rise in these countries. Lithuania is also interested in the cooperation in the energy sector", said the Prime Minister.
President Aliyev agreed that the energy security is one of the key issues and there is potential for cooperation in this sphere.
The Prime Minister also welcomed the fact that the EU – Azerbaijan negotiations regarding the visa regime facilitation and readmission have been concluded, the agreements have been initialled and the procedures regarding the signing of the agreements have commenced. "I hope that the Agreement on the Visa Regime Facilitation will be signed during the Vilnius Summit, and the Readmission Agreement will follow suit in the near future", Prime Minister Mr. Butkevičius said and noted that free movement of people and closer ties among nations are one of the biggest advantages of the Eastern Partnership Programme.
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