EU and CoE realized projects of 5 mln EUR in Azerbaijan in last two years

Baku. 31 October. REPORT.AZ/ The European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) closely cooperate in Azerbaijan for implementation of a series of projects. 

Report informs, representative of the Council of Europe to Azerbaijan, Ambassador Zoltan Hernyes said at the annual meeting of the joint EU-Council of Europe program - “Partnership for Good Governance”.

Ambassador said the implemented projects in Azerbaijan cover spheres of freedom of speech, human rights, media, reforms in judicial system, professional training of employees of ministry of justice.

The CoE and EU made a decision to prolong two projects in Azerbaijan in the field of fight against corruption for 2018,” said Hernyes.

In his turn, the head of EU delegation to Azerbaijan Kestutis Jankauskas said that at this point EU discusses new partnership agreement with Azerbaijan.

He said, EU intends to continue to implement projects both as part of the agreement, and Eastern Partnership program.

“In 2015-2017, we have managed to implement four projects in Azerbaijan in the following spheres: freedom of speech, media, enhancement the efficiency of the judicial system and fight against corruption”, stressed the Kestutis Jankauskas adding that the budget of those projects was about 5 mln EUR.

Kestutis Jankauskas noted that at this point EU aims to improve the results of projects and continue them.

“We intend to implement projects in Azerbaijan in the field of fighting with corruption, will contribute to reforms on role of law in Azerbaijan. Particularly, we aim to implement technical project with a value of 6 mln EUR, which proposes to establish probation services in the country,” he said.

The head of delegation pointed out that EU and Azerbaijan recently signed an agreement according to which European party intends to allocate about 3 mln EUR for implementation of projects on coping with domestic conflict and acclimatisation victim of domestic violence.