The European Union (EU)

Since its first years of independence, the Republic of Azerbaijan has been cooperating with the European Union in many fields.
The Republic of Azerbaijan was included in the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2004 and the Eastern Partnership Programme in 2009, which is a format of multilateral cooperation in the eastern direction.
The legal basis for comprehensive relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union is the “Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Union and its member states on the one hand, and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the other”, which was signed in Luxembourg on April 22, 1996 and came into force on July 1, 1999. This Agreement covers all possible areas of cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union, in particular political and economic fields. The agreement provides a framework for all forms of non-military cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European Union.
Other documents defining the legal framework of relations between Azerbaijan and the organization are:
-    The European Union-Azerbaijan Action Plan signed on November 14, 2006
-    Memorandum of Understanding Aimed at Strategic Partnership in the Field of Energy between the EU and Azerbaijan signed on November 7, 2006
-    Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Commission of the European Communities signed on June 16, 2008
-    Eastern Partnership Declaration signed on May 7, 2009
-    Joint Declaration on the establishment of the Southern Gas Corridor signed on January 13, 2011
-    Protocol of Intention on the Establishment of a Working Group on the Southern Gas Corridor signed on January 13, 2011
-    Memorandum of Understanding on National Indicative Program (NIP) for 2011-2013 within the framework of the EU's European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the European Commission signed on January 13, 2011
-    Memorandum of Understanding on Framework Document of Comprehensive Institution Building (CIB) Program between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the EU signed on January 13, 2011 within the framework of Eastern Partnership
-    Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Azerbaijan on a Framework Agreement on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Azerbaijan in European Union programmes signed on June 13, 2014
On May 21, 2018, a seminar on ‘The Methodology of Preparing Strategic Documents for the Development of the Energy Sector’ was held at the Ministry of Energy with the participation of EU experts and representatives of Azerenergy OJSC, Azerishig OJSC, Azeristiliktechizat OJSC and SOCAR.
On July 3, 2018, the Ministry of Energy and the European Union jointly organised a seminar on the Covenant of Mayors initiative - ‘From Commitments to Implementation’ with the participation of representatives of a number of government agencies, city and district municipalities and experts.
On September 24, 2018, the Ministry of Energy represented Azerbaijan as the National Coordinator within the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. The European Union registered Azerbaijan as the National Coordinator and allowed the implementation of its powers as defined in the ‘Declaration of the National Coordinator of the Covenant of Mayors’.
On September 26, 2018, a seminar on ‘The Methodology of Developing a Long-term Energy Strategy in Azerbaijan’ was held with the support of the EU4Energy programme, with the participation of the Ministry of Energy, the European Commission, the International Energy Agency, representatives of a number of government agencies and experts.
The 16th Meeting of the Azerbaijan-European Union Cooperation Committee was held in Brussels on February 27-28, 2019. A representative from the Ministry of Energy attended the meeting.
On February 29, 2020, a meeting was held in Baku to discuss the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership in the Field of Energy signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the European Union in 2006.