EU representative: “The launch of Azerbaijan’s first satellite into orbit is a great achievement”

Head of the European Union’s representation in the Republic of Azerbaijan, Roland Cobia gave a statement on the Europe – Azerbaijan cooperation, following the launch of Azerbaijan’s first telecommunication satellite into orbit. In his statement Roland Cobia congratulated Azerbaijan with the launch of the satellite which he called a great achievement. Roland Cobia also said that Azerbaijan had obtained major achievements in the electronic management field.

“The European Union and Azerbaijan will be working hard together over the implementation of a two-year project, which is called “Twining” and covers such areas as the improvement of ministerial services, insurance of financial stability and updating of audit-related programs.

The execution of the project will be carried out with the help of technical experts and in accordance with the action plan. Estonian experience will be extensively used in the realization of the project. The Netherlands with its advanced experience in combating corruption will be also involved in the implementation of the project,” the EU representative noted in his statement.

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