Azerbaijan and EU race to agree ‘modernisation’ pact

EUObserver reported on the 27 September 2013 that Azerbaijan and the EU were negotiating against the clock on a new "strategic" pact. The "Strategic Modernisation Partnership" would not be legally binding, but it should shape relations for the years to come.

The aim is to sign it at an EU summit with former Soviet states in Vilnius in November 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Press Release: Eastern Partnership: HR/VP Ashton and Commissioner Füle with Foreign Ministers on preparations for Vilnius http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eastern-partnership-hr-vp-ashton-and-commissioner-fule-with-foreign-ministers-on-preparations-for-vilnius/

ESO: Background Information: Human rights group warns of civil society crackdown in Azerbaijan http://www.europeansources.info/record/human-rights-group-warns-of-civil-society-crackdown-in-azerbaijan/

ESO: Background Information: Memo: EU-Azerbaijan: Commitment to widen cooperation and support modernisation http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-eu-azerbaijan-commitment-to-widen-cooperation-and-support-modernisation/

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