▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Security ▁Policy , ▁with ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Council , ▁Commission ▁President , ▁and ▁the ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Energy ▁Union . ▁After ▁the ▁visit ▁of ▁President ▁Ali ye v , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁bil ater al ▁agreement ▁between ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁the ▁EU ▁has ▁been ▁launched . ▁The ▁end ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁process ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁signing ▁the ▁" Part ners hip ▁Prior ities " ▁between ▁EU ▁and ▁A zer ba ij an ▁agreed ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁during ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ' s ▁working ▁visit ▁to ▁Br uss els . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁with ▁France ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 2 – 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁made ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁executive ▁officials ▁of ▁international ▁companies ▁S UE Z , ▁DC NS , ▁C IF AL , ▁Space ▁Systems ▁in ▁the ▁Air bus ▁Def ence ▁and ▁Space ▁Division . ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁in ▁his ▁meeting ▁with ▁French ▁entrepr ene urs ▁stated ▁that ▁illegal ▁activities ▁of ▁some ▁companies ▁in ▁Nag orno - Kar ab akh ▁is ▁un accept able ▁and ▁viol ates ▁international ▁and ▁national ▁laws . ▁Following ▁his ▁visit , ▁Ali ye v ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁President ▁in ▁the ▁E ly see ▁Palace . ▁French ▁President ▁Franco is ▁H oll ande ▁made ▁a ▁press