Foreign Minister: Azerbaijan pursues its independent foreign policy

Baku. 17 October. REPORT.AZ/ Some Eastern Partnership countries are conducting a more independent policy and looking into equal strategic partnership agreements.Azerbaijan, of course, among them," Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said in an interview with Euractiv, Report informs.

He noted that these countries also share common values with the European Community.

“All of them are looking forward to establishing relations with the EU because they are part of Europe and they consider themselves part of Europe. But of course, at a different kind of speed. Three have already Association Agreements [Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia], some of them are putting emphasis on CSTO and some are conducting a more independent policy and are looking into equal strategic partnership agreements. And Azerbaijan, of course, among them," he stressed.