EU office to open Feb. 4
The European Union's representation is due to open in Baku on
February 4.
The opening ceremony will be attended by officials of the EU three headed by the organization's chairman-in-office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. The EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Benita Ferrero-Waldner and the special envoy to South Caucasus Peter Semneby will attend as well.
Although just a few days remain till the opening of the EU office, head of the mission has yet to be appointed. According to informal reports, Brussels has nominated several candidates for the post, including the European Commission's envoy to Azerbaijan Alan Waddams.
While in Baku, the EU officials are expected to table relations within ENP and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict with Azerbaijani leaders.
The opening ceremony will be attended by officials of the EU three headed by the organization's chairman-in-office, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel. The EU Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) Benita Ferrero-Waldner and the special envoy to South Caucasus Peter Semneby will attend as well.
Although just a few days remain till the opening of the EU office, head of the mission has yet to be appointed. According to informal reports, Brussels has nominated several candidates for the post, including the European Commission's envoy to Azerbaijan Alan Waddams.
While in Baku, the EU officials are expected to table relations within ENP and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict with Azerbaijani leaders.
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