Parliamentary cooperation to be on EU-Azerbaijan meeting agenda
BAKU – The 11th EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Meeting will start in Baku on Monday, the head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan Roland Kobia said.
The European and Azerbaijani parliamentarians will discuss the whole range of the EU-Azerbaijan cooperation, he said.
The two-day discussions will focus on further development of the parliamentary cooperation, political situation in the country, fundamental freedoms, media situation, as well as the ongoing negotiations on the Association Agreement between the two sides.
The MEPs will meet NGOs, independent media and opposition leaders in Baku. On official level the meetings with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Ministers of Justice and Ministers of Health are also expected to be held, the EU Delegation press-service said.
The eight members of the European Parliament are led by Milan Cabrnoch, European Conservatives and Reformists Group from Czech Republic, Chair of the EU-Azerbaijan Delegation.
The Azerbaijani side will be presented by Valeh Alasgarov, the Head of the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee in the Azerbaijani Parliament.
The regular meetings of the committee are held in Brussels and Baku on rotation.
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