Azerbaijan and EU continue discussions on aviation agreement

31 January, 2018

Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport under the EU Commission, via its official Twitter account, announced (29/30-Jan-2018) connectivity between Azerbaijan and the EU is "extremely important" as confirmed by EC Directorate General for Mobility and Transport DG and SESAR JU administrative board chair Henrik Hololei. Mr Hololei said: "We are committed to doing this through a deep aviation agreement, ensuring maritime cooperation & that Azerbaijan is part of EU Trans-European Networks". Mr Hololei added: "Aviation agreement must be a win-win for both parties". Mr Hololei said progress in negotiations over a common aviation area agreement were noted by both sides (Trend News Agency, 30-Jan-2018).