BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. Baku hosted talks
between delegations from the Azerbaijani Republic and the European
Union on June 2–3 regarding a new draft comprehensive agreement and
a document outlining partnership priorities for the period from
2026 through 2030, Trend reports, citing the Azerbaijani MFA.
The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister
Yalchin Rafiyev, while the European Union side was led by Audrone
Perkauskiene, Deputy Executive Director of the European External
Action Service.
The constructive discussions resulted in a preliminary agreement
on the draft document outlining the partnership priorities between
the EU and Azerbaijan for 2026–2030.
As part of the negotiations on a new comprehensive agreement,
representatives of the relevant Azerbaijani state bodies held
productive discussions with their EU counterparts on various
sections of the draft agreement, made progress in a number of
areas, and outlined plans for the next stages of negotiations.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to continue intensive
negotiations on the new draft bilateral agreement through both
online and in-person meetings.
In addition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Azerbaijani
delegation included representatives from the Presidential
Administration, the Ministries of Economy, Justice, Energy, Digital
Development and Transport, Finance, Labor and Social Protection,
Science and Education, as well as the Central Bank, the State
Customs Committee, SOCAR, the Agency for Antimonopoly and Consumer
Supervision, Intellectual Property Protection, and Media
Development.
