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NOV 16, 2004 (newstodate): EU and Azerbaijan have initalled an air services agreement in the margins of a ministerial transport conference in Baku on November 14.
The agreement, which will be formally signed at a later stage following constitutional procedures of each party, is the first agreement in the field of civil aviation between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The agreement brings existing bilateral air services agreements between EU Member States and Azerbaijan in line with EU legislation.
Its main objective is to put an end to provisions that do not authorise European carriers to fly to Azerbaijan unless they leave from their countries of origin. Once signed and implemented, the agreement will allow any European airline to have access to the Azeri market from any Member State.
The European Commission has initialled similar agreements with Chile, Georgia and Lebanon and intends to open soon negotiations with other countries in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia.
The agreement, which will be formally signed at a later stage following constitutional procedures of each party, is the first agreement in the field of civil aviation between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The agreement brings existing bilateral air services agreements between EU Member States and Azerbaijan in line with EU legislation.
Its main objective is to put an end to provisions that do not authorise European carriers to fly to Azerbaijan unless they leave from their countries of origin. Once signed and implemented, the agreement will allow any European airline to have access to the Azeri market from any Member State.
The European Commission has initialled similar agreements with Chile, Georgia and Lebanon and intends to open soon negotiations with other countries in the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia.