Petro-regime Azerbaijan and the EU are negotiating against the clock on a new "strategic" pact.
According to a draft dated 4 April, the "Strategic Modernisation Partnership" will be 13 pages long and will not be legally binding.
But since Azerbaijan does not want a more meaty "Association Agreement," let alone EU membership, it is likely to shape relations for years to come.
The first two pages speak of a "progressive implementation of practical reform measures … with the ...
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