dimanche 26 février 2012

ITF EU representative attended EU-AZERBAIJAN Conference at EU Parliament



Dr. Hassan AYDINLI, ITF EU Representative, was invited to the EPP GROUP CONFERENCE

on 9th February 2012
at the EU Parliament 09:00 - 12:30 hrs
EU-AZERBAIJAN: NEW HORIZONS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP

 
Mr. Jerzy BUZEK MEP, Former President of the European Parliament (EP), Member of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs made the opening speech.

Welcome speech: Vytautas LANDSBERGIS MEP, Member of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs, Vice-Chairman of the Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Delegation of the EP.

SESSION I

HOW TO FURTHER DEVELOP EU-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS

Speakers and panellists:

Chairman: Jerzy Buzek, MEP

Key speech: Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's Party

Elmar Mammadyarov MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan

Miroslav Lajcak, Managing Director for Russia, Eastern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans, EU's External Action Service

Samad Seyidov MP, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Azerbaijani Parliament, Head of the Azerbaijani Delegation to the Parliamentary Assemboy (PA) of the Council of Europe, New Azerbaijan Party

Laima Andrikiene, MEP, Co-Chairwoman of the Cultural and Social Affairs Committee to the Euronest PA

Asaf Hajiyev MP, Member of the Committee of Science and Education, New Azerbaijan Party

The Debate was opened by Inese Vaidere MEP, Member of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

The Conclusion was made by Monica Macovei MEP, Shadow Rapporteur for Azerbaijan in the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs

SESSION II

OVERVIEW ON THE DEVELOPMENT, SECURITY AND STABILITY OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS : AZERBAIJAN

The session was chaired by Elmar Brok MEP, Chairman of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs

Other speakers and panellists were:

Philippe Lefort, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the crisis in Georgia

Ali Huseynov MP, Head of the Committee of Law Policy and State Construction, New Azerbaijan Party & Euronest

Michael Gahler MEP, EPP Group Coordinator in the EP Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Elkhan Suleymanov MP, Head of the Azerbaijani Eastern Partnership National Parliamentary Delegation to the Euronest PA, Member of the Committee on International Inter-Parliamentary Relations, Independent

After the debate the conclusion was made by Elisabeth Jeggle MEP, Member of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs, Member of the EP Subcommittee on Human Rights

A working lunch was hosted by Monica Macovei MEP, Shadow Rapporteur for Azerbaijan in the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs

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