Petro-regime Azerbaijan and the EU are negotiating against the clock on a new "strategic" pact. According to a draft dated 4 April, the "Strategic Modernisation Partnership" will be 13 pages long and will not be legally binding. But since Azerbaijan does not want a more meaty "Association Agreement," let alone EU membership, it is likely to shape relations for years to come. euobserver/foreign/121592
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:45:43 +0000