Press Release: EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Council Ninth Meeting, Brussels, 9 December 2008

The Cooperation Council between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Azerbaijan held its ninth meeting on Tuesday 9 December 2008. The meeting was chaired
by Mr Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Secretary of State for European Affairs of France. The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Ambassador Peter Semneby also took part
in the meeting. Mr Hugues Mingarelli, Deputy Director-General of the External Relations Directorate-General, represented the Commission and Mr Tomas Pojar, First Deputy
Minister of Foreign Affairs, represented the incoming Czech Presidency. The Azerbaijani delegation was led by Mr Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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