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making its choice and takes steps according to its national interests.

Concerning personal contacts, we are not against this. A group of our intellectu-

als visited Khankandi and Iravan and theirs visited Baku. These meetings were held 

in a day and were a support for the negotiations. The group members were satisfied 

with their visits. But this was all the matter and there was no serious breakthrough. 

So, if there is no result from the influential people of the public, what is the use of 

such meetings? In my opinion, it is too early to talk about this until the settlement of 

the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. To predict the situation and cooperate is impossible 

if there is no solution.

Moderator: Mr. President Aliyev, thank you, we are very grateful to you for 

meeting us and for such a comprehensive and interesting conversation.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev 

met with the Secretary-General of the EU Council 

of Ministers Javier Solana in Brussels

April 29, 2009

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the Secretary-General of the EU 

Council of Ministers and EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Secu-

rity Policy Javier Solana in Brussels.

Views were exchanged on perspectives of the relations between Azerbaijan and 

the EU, the situation in the region, cooperation on energy, and peaceful resolution 

of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Joint Press Conference of the President of the Republic of Azer-

baijan Ilham Aliyev and Secretary-General of the Council of the 

European Union Javier Solana in Brussels 

April 29, 2009 

President Ilham Aliyev and Secretary-General of the Council of the European 

Union, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier 

Solana made statements for media outlets. 

Javier Solana said Azerbaijan is an important country for the European Union. 

According to him, Azerbaijan and EU have good cooperative relationship and this 

cooperation is developing in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy. 

“We want our bilateral relations to be expanded and this is our aim,” noted Solana. 

President Ilham Aliyev expressed his satisfaction with the talks held. He stressed 

“we highly appreciate the level of cooperation with EU.” 

The Head of State said relationship between EU and Azerbaijan is expanding, 

adding this include regional development, economic cooperation, political reforms, 

energy security and other projects. 

The President stressed that his country is a reliable transit and supplier country, 

and this brings mutual benefits to Azerbaijan-EU relations.

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President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev

 met with the President of the EU Herman van Rompay 

1 December 2010

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with President of the 

EU Herman van Rompay in Astana. 

The sides noted the ongoing successful cooperation between Azerbaijan and the 

EU during the meeting. Issues related to regulation of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Na-

gorno-Karabakh conflict and energy cooperation were discussed.

During the meeting, the parties also expressed confidence in further expansion 

of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU.

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Face-to-face meeting of the President of the Republic

 of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with the President of the 

European Commission José Manuel Barroso

13 January 2011

There was a face-to-face meeting between President Ilham Aliyev and President 

of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. 

During  the  meeting,  the  successful  development  of  cooperation  in  various 

fields between Azerbaijan and the European Union was noted and a good potential 

of energy cooperation was stressed by both sides. The confidence was expressed on 

further broadening of ties in future.

The views related to the current status and prospects of relations between Azer-

baijan and the European Union were exchanged at the meeting.

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Extended meeting of the President of the Republic 

of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with the President of 

the European Commission José Manuel Barroso 

13 January 2011

 

Following a face-to-face meeting, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham 

Aliyev and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso had an ex-

tended meeting with the participation of delegations.

Addressing the guests, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said:

Mr. President, welcome once again! I welcome you and your delegation here. I 

am very pleased to host you in Azerbaijan. As we noted, we have been waiting for 

your visit. I am very pleased that this year starts with such an important meeting and 

this demonstrates the cooperation we had in the past and the level of our relations. 

I am confident that this visit will play an important role in the development of rela-

tions between the European institutions and Azerbaijan. Our relations already enjoy 

a good history and have useful prospects. Our bilateral agenda is very bWay and it 

covers many areas discussed today. I am thankful for the sincere discussion and open 

talk. This was very useful and helpful. I am confident that such a good beginning of 

this year will create opportunities to realize our goals. In this context, energy security 

is considered as political and economic reforms. As you know, Azerbaijan has very 

good relations with the EU member countries. Therefore, we think that this visit will 

advance our relations and we will see very positive results in future. Once again, wel-

come to Azerbaijan! 

President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso said:

Mr. President, I am very delighted to be in Baku. I had the pleasure to accept your 

kind invitation. I think that this visit is an opportunity to bWayen further high level re-

lations between Azerbaijan and the European Union. Azerbaijan is our reliable partner 

in this region. We declared it before and see it openly once again. We opened our repre-

sentation in 2008 and then, the embassy in your country. The Azerbaijani economy is a 

fast growing economy. Your growth rate is very high. I would say that this is the fastest 

pace in the world. I know that your society is also a very dynamic one. I welcome it.

At the same time, I highly appreciate the important role played by Azerbaijan in in-

ternational issues and, particularly, the fight against terrorism. Azerbaijan contributes 

to the prevention of conflicts in some countries. Your commitment to these issues has 

a particular importance.

It is natural that our relations go beyond the energy issue. We will also discuss other 

issues. But we would like to declare openly that our relations are not limited only to oil 

and gas. We are resolved to build wider relations based upon issues of mutual interest.

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