Azerbaijan did not join three European Political Community documents – Here is why

Several countries joined the “Declaration on the Basic Principles of European Security”, the “Statement on Migration” and the “Declaration of the European Coalition Against Drugs”, which were proposed at the initiative of certain countries during the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Dublin on November 12.

According to TodayPress TV, this was stated by Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada in response to a media question about the documents adopted during the 9th European Political Community Summit.

“It is known that the EPC was established as an informal dialogue platform aimed at promoting mutual trust and cooperation among countries. Our country’s participation in the EPC is intended to facilitate exchanges of views on matters of common interest, discuss approaches to shared challenges and expand opportunities for cooperation with participating countries.

“In this regard, the Azerbaijani side did not join the aforementioned documents, as they entail additional legal and political obligations,” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson stressed.