Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has welcomed a delegation headed by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Trend reports.
Aliyev underlined that cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union has a wide format and is fruitful. The president recalled his meeting with Ashton in Warsaw and noted that the new meeting is significant for the region. He expressed hope that the visit will lead to further improvement of ties between Azerbaijan and the EU.
The sides discussed prospects for cooperation in energy and exchanged views on a settlement of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
