Azerbaijani Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov and European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus Toivo Klaar have discussed the international assessment of targeted Armenian attacks on Azerbaijani civilians during the 44-day war in 2020 and regional stability, the Defence Ministry has reported.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi have discussed the current situation in the South Caucasus region and EU's support to war-affected civilians, the Foreign Ministry has reported.

The Southern Gas Corridor is a very good example of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union, Head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan Kestutis Jankauskas said in a video address circulated in the delegation’s Facebook page on February 18.

Senior Azerbaijani and EU officials have hailed the Baku-hosted Southern Gas Corridor Advisory Council ministerial acknowledging Azerbaijani-EU strategic energy partnership and expressed support for all efforts to explore the corridor's extension possibility.

Azerbaijan's three northern regions will be selected and registered as the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) within the framework of the project "Development of sustainable and inclusive local agri-food systems in the North-West region of Azerbaijan" implemented by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with the EU's financial support, the UN office in Azerbaijan reported on February 4.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has slammed an EU official's unilateral and double-standard stance he expressed in a statement on the recent handover of five Armenian serivecemen to Yerevan.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi have discussed Azerbaijani-EU energy cooperation, the Foreign Ministry has reported.

Within his working visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Oliver Varhely, Trend reports citing MFA press service.

The 17th Cooperation Council meeting between Azerbaijan and the European Union was held in Brussels on 18 December 2020, Trend reports citing MFA press service. Azerbaijan was represented at the meeting by a delegation led by Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, and the European Union was led by a delegation of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borel. EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi also attended the meeting.

Despite all challenges that Azerbaijan had to confront with over its 44-day hostilities with Armenia, the country proved that it is set to go ahead with all international projects it is involved in. Against the background of Azerbaijan’s glaring victory in the war with Armenia, the start of commercial operations in the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) opens up new opportunities from the standpoint of the country’s prospects to ensure the security and reliability of the regional and global energy projects.