EP to eye EU-Azerbaijan framework agreement
The Azerbaijan-EU Framework Agreement is included in the agenda of the plenary session of the European Parliament, APA reports. The issue will be mulled in Strasbourg on July 6.
The document was earlier discussed and adopted by the Committee on Foreign Relations on 16 June. Later, it was submitted for discussion at the plenary session of the EP.
The author of the document "Framework agreement EU-Azerbaijan: The main principles of Azerbaijan's participation in EU programmes" is Romanian MP Nicolai Norika.
The basis of the relationship between Azerbaijan and the EU is the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) which was signed in 1996 and came into force on July 1, 1999.
In June 2004, Azerbaijan was included in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). In its framework Azerbaijan receives financial and economic support from the EU.
Azerbaijan is a member of the Council of Europe, and therefore is included in the European structures. The parliamentary cooperation Committee between the EU and Azerbaijan, which includes high level politicians, considers the possible join of Azerbaijan to the EU.
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