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"en.20120418.18.3-319-500"2
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"Azerbaijan is an important partner of EU Member States in the trade in energy resources. However, the implementation of the values of democracy, human rights and freedoms in this country is just as important. Today, we are hearing that in Azerbaijan, people are continuing to be arrested because of their political convictions, that forced evictions are taking place, and that people’s property rights are being violated. I welcome this report, which, above all, calls for the safeguarding of human rights in the country on its road towards the European Union. Negotiations on the EU-Azerbaijan association agreement are also being overshadowed by the frozen conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Minsk Group, made up of Russia, France and the US, is mediating in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, but as yet, this group’s achievements are insufficient. Brussels is concerned by the slow progress of conflict resolution and calls on both Azerbaijan and Armenia to implement the Minsk Group’s recommendations as a matter of urgency. The EU is ready to continue to provide assistance in deepening democracy, ensuring the implementation of human rights and resolving conflicts. I hope that the association agreement will become the main driving force for the implementation of these objectives."@en1
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