| Author (Corporate) | European Commission |
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| Series Title | COM |
| Series Details | (2013) 741 final (29.10.13) |
| Publication Date | 29/10/2013 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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In the context of the Warsaw Eastern Partnership Summit Declaration of 30 September 2011, the EU and the partner countries confirmed their political support for enhancing mobility of citizens in a secure and well-managed environment and reaffirmed their intention to take gradual steps towards a visa free regime for their citizens in due course. On that basis and as a first concrete step forward, the Commission presented on 16 September 2011 a recommendation to the Council in order to authorise the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Azerbaijan on a Visa Facilitation Agreement. Following the authorisation given by the Council on 19 December 2011, the negotiations with the Republic of Azerbaijan on a Visa Facilitation Agreement were opened in Baku on 1 March 2012. Three further rounds of negotiations took place on 1 June 2012 in Brussels, 6 November 2012 in Baku and on 13 March 2013 in Brussels. The final text of the Agreement was initialled in Brussels on 29 July 2013 by the chief negotiators. The attached proposal constitutes the legal instrument for the signature of the Agreement. The Council will decide by qualified majority. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:741:FIN |
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| Countries / Regions | Azerbaijan, Europe |
