The European Union is one of Azerbaijan's main trading partners. We are successfully cooperating with EU member states in a bilateral format.

Axar.az reports that the statement came from President Ilham Aliyev at a discussion on "South Caucasus: Prospects for Regional Development and Cooperation" held by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center in a video format.

Noting that strategic partnership documents have been signed or adopted with 9 out of 28 EU countries, the head of state said that it shows that we have a good strategic partnership with the EU.

"Almost 90 percent of the text of the new draft bilateral agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Union has been agreed. We plan to further expand the Southern Gas Corridor. This will contribute to the diversification of Europe's natural gas supply. The EU can play an important role in the development of regional cooperation in the post-conflict period, and we would like to cooperate more actively," he said.