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Azerbaijan and European Union reach aviation deal

07 July 2009 [17:58] - TODAY.AZ
Azerbaijan and European Union (EU) signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of aviation, which enables EU air companies to organize flights to Azerbaijan, APA-ECONOMICS reports.

“The agreement creates opportunity for fair mutual access to the air line markets between EU and Azerbaijan. The discrimination will be lifted”, said Vice President of the EU Commission for Transport Antonio Tajani.

The document will lift the national restrictions in the bilateral air services between the EU countries and Azerbaijan.

Passenger transport between EU and Azerbaijan rose for three times and reached 210 thousand a year. Britain, Germany and Austria have the heaviest air traffic with Azerbaijan among the EU countries.

/APA/
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