Baku wants Brussels

The meeting of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev with the President of the Council of the European Union Charles Michel on February 17 in the framework of the Security Conference in Munich is a sign that there are no problems in relations. Of course, the fact that the European Union sent an observer mission to Azerbaijan's line of contact with Armenia for a period of two years raised questions in Baku. However, this should not cause tensions between Baku and Brussels. The observer mission does not have the opportunity and status to create problems for Azerbaijan on the contact line. Azerbaijan is interested in expanding energy cooperation with the European Union, our main trade partners are in Europe.

Last year, 4 meetings between the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia were held through the mediation of Charles Michel. The fifth meeting was caused by the intervention of France. However, the Azerbaijani president did not refuse the mediation of Brussels. On the contrary, Ilham Aliyev emphasized that Azerbaijan supports the Brussels peace process. It is no coincidence that in the meeting between Ilham Aliyev and Charles Michel, the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, negotiations on the peace treaty and the Brussels peace process were discussed. All that is required of Charles Michel is to exclude French President Emmanuel Macron from the negotiation process. Macron, who defends Armenia's position, is an obstacle to Brussels' mediation.