EU, Azerbaijan mull partnership, regional co-op

Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy of the European Commission Gert Jan Koopman has held productive talks with official representatives of Azerbaijan, Report informs.

"Happy to be in Baku today to meet Azerbaijani partners and discuss peace, connectivity, and the EU-Azerbaijan partnership. Good exchanges with Presidential Advisers Hajiyev and Amirbayov on EU support for mine action, socio-economic development, and next steps on Middle Corridor connectivity," he wrote on X.

Koopman also exchanged views with Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yalchin Rafiyev on cooperation in the fields of economics, transport, and energy.

"Discussions focused on EU–Azerbaijan economic ties, transport and energy. We launched the feasibility study for the Nakhchivan railway - key for regional connectivity," Koopman wrote.