The European Connission's Vice-President in charge of transport Siim Kallas visit to Azerbaijan mark a turning point in the process of launching negotiations on a Common Aviation Agreement with Azerbaijan which is to open up and integrate the aviation markets, the head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, Ambassador Roland Kobia said.
An EU-Azerbaijan agreement would create new market opportunities for air carriers in the EU.
Azerbaijan has already negotiated air services agreements with 21 member states - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
Kobia said that the visit will also create equal conditions of competition allowing new opportunities for consumers and operators, and most importantly lead to high standards in terms of air safety and security as well as air traffic management.