EU NEIGHBOURS. On 17 June, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel shared on his Twitter page that he spoke to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on EU-Azerbaijan bilateral relations and on the Eastern Partnership.
‘We will focus on the strategic importance of partnership with the region, how to strengthen our cooperation and our response to COVID-19,’ President Michel wrote.
The call took place one day before a video conference of Eastern Partnership leaders on 18 June, where they reiterated and confirmed the strategic importance of the Eastern Partnership initiative.