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Poland considers its relations with the South Caucasus republics as strategic and sees Azerbaijan as a valuable ally, the country’s prime minister Donald Tusk visiting Baku said in a meeting with his counterpart Artur Rasizada on Wednesday.
Tusk added that Warsaw approaches its relations with Baku "very seriously".
One of the key topics of discussion during the Polish premier’s visit was the European Union’s Eastern Partnership program. Poland was one of the initiators of the program, which seeks to boost the bloc’s cooperation with its ex-Soviet partners.
Tusk said participating in the Eastern Partnership will bring benefits to all regional countries, including Azerbaijan. "We are talking here about access to European money markets, softening visa regulations, cooperation in resolving international issues, and compliance of standards in economics and politics."
Rasizada, for his part, said Azerbaijan pursues a policy of integration into European institutions and highly values the Eastern Partnership program.
Referring to bilateral economic relations, the two prime ministers said the existing potential for Azerbaijani-Polish economic cooperation has yet to be fully utilized.
Rasizada called on Polish investors to take an active part in projects that will drive the development of the fast-growing South Caucasus republic’s non-oil sector.
The parties also discussed collaboration in the oil and gas sectors, particularly exports of vast Caspian energy resources to energy-thirsty European markets.*