Relations between the EU and Azerbaijan are developing intensively, Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev, Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister, said.
He made the remarks May 16 at an event dedicated to the Europe Day in Baku.
Mammad-Guliyev congratulated the EU ambassador and all the EU nations on the Europe Day.
"Azerbaijan is a member of the Eastern Partnership and we hope to strengthen our cooperation," noted the deputy minister.
"We believe the EU will contribute to the solution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he added.
Mammad-Guliyev thanked the EU for its support for Azerbaijan`s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
A groundbreaking ceremony for Trans Adriatic Pipeline will be held on May 17 in Thessaloniki, Greece, said the deputy FM, adding "we will continue to invest to ensure Europe`s energy security."
"We continue the work on a new agreement on strategic cooperation and we hope Europe will soon express its stance on it and the sides will begin negotiations," added Mammad-Guliyev.
He also noted that Azerbaijan is waiting for a mandate for the negotiations on new strategic cooperation with the EU.
"The EU representatives came here, we exchanged views, then a video conference was held, and then they sent a number of written questions," said the deputy FM, adding it happened for the first time in the EU history that a country submits proposals to the EU, not the other way around.
"Therefore, it takes time," added Mammad-Guliyev. "I think the mandate will be issued soon and negotiations will begin."
EU-Azerbaijan relations developing intensively
17 May 2016
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