In 2022, cooperation based on equal rights and mutual interests between Azerbaijan and the European Union was continued, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan said in a statement on the results of 2022, Report informs.
The statement says that negotiations were held on the draft of a new bilateral agreement, which will form the legal basis of the future cooperation of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the European Union: “On July 19, the 18th meeting of the Cooperation Council between the European Union and Azerbaijan was held in Brussels, and the meeting was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. On October 6, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan participated in the “European Political Union” Summit of the European Union in Prague and delivered a statement. On December 12, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Eastern Partnership countries of the European Union as part of his working visit to Brussels. At the meeting, the current situation and future directions of the Eastern Partnership, regional security, prospects of relations between the European Union and partner countries were discussed. Cooperation within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Council of Europe (CoE), Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), League of Arab States (LAS) and other international organizations and platforms continued. During January-April 2022, Azerbaijan chaired the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) in the field of trust-building and security in the military-political sphere, including issues of arms control and disarmament. During Azerbaijani chairmanship to the FSC, Azerbaijan has contributed to promoting dialogue and understanding within the OSCE on a wide range of topics of the military-political dimension, including mine action, post-conflict restoration work, and the role of states that are not part of the European security architecture.”