President Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso visited the Heydar Aliyev Center - UPDATE - PHOTOS

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso have visited the Heydar Aliyev Center.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso have visited the Highland Park.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso had a dinner together.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso have visited the Sangachal oil terminal.

A delegation led by President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso viewed the Caspian Energy Center.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso made statements for the press.

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After the meeting of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso in an expanded format with the participation of delegations, Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Union programmes was signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the European Union.

The document was signed by head of the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Azerbaijan Malena Mard, on behalf of Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the Republic of Azerbaijan Dimitrios Tsoungas, and head of the delegation of Azerbaijan to the European Union Fuad Isgandarov.

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After the one-on-one meeting, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso held a meeting in an expanded format with the participation of delegations.

President Ilham Aliyev said:

- Mr. President, welcome again! I am very pleased to welcome you to Azerbaijan again. We have had a very good discussion regarding our plans and the work done. Relations with the European Union are a priority for us. I am very glad that these relations are developing successfully. With your help we have made a lot of headway. Our relations cover a number of fields – political, economic, energy, security. We work very actively as good partners. We held meetings in the past too – in Baku, Brussels and other places. I am very pleased with the level of our cooperation. I am hopeful that this cooperation will expand further after your visit, will cover even more areas and continue to develop. You are welcome to Azerbaijan again!

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President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said:

- Mr. President, thank you for the kind words and the warm welcome. I am very pleased to come here again after the visit in 2011. I have very good recollections of my previous visit when the Joint Declaration on the Southern Gas Corridor was signed. This project is well under way now. I was honored to welcome you to Brussels in July of last year. We also met at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius. I am pleased that our meetings have become frequent.

When I arrived here last night, I witnessed the extent of change Baku has been gong through. There are many changes for the better since 2011. I congratulate you on that. Mr. President, I can see the effort you, the Azerbaijani Government and people are making to create a more modern, stable and developed country. I would also like to congratulate you not only on the diplomatic, but also on other important international successes, including the Eurovision song contest and the victory of a Spanish team supported by your country in the Spanish championship.

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14.06.2014
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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso have held a one-on-one meeting.

The head of state welcomed the President of the European Commission.

President Ilham Aliyev and Jose Manuel Barroso posed for official photos.

Then President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso met in private.

During the meeting, the sides noted relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union had been developing successfully in the fields of politics and economy.

The parties said there were good prospects for the expansion of the energy cooperation even further.

The sides stressed the importance of Jose Manuel Barroso`s visit in terms of Azerbaijan-European Union ties.

During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the current state and prospects of relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union.


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