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| The International Crisis Group argues that Azerbaijan sees European integration as part of its broader regional agenda based on oil and gas resource extraction and distribution. A growing self-confidence based on high expectations of oil wealth encourages some elites to wonder – “if we have oil, do we still need Europe?” But, on the other hand, there are still some people within governmental as well as non governmental structures who believe that their country may be losing a historic opportunity to move closer to Europe along with its South Caucasus neighbours and risks drifting towards a Central Asian type relationship with Brussels instead. | Azerbaijan sees European integration as part of its broader regional agenda based on oil and gas resource extraction and distribution. This is likely to become more evident as Turkey approaches EU membership.76 A growing self-confidence based on high expectations of oil wealth encourages some elites to wonder, “if we have oil, do we still need Europe?”77 Yet some working within government and non-governmental structures expressed concern to Crisis Group that their country may be losing an historic opportunity to move closer to Europe along with its South Caucasus neighbours and risks drifting towards a Central Asian-type relationship with Brussels instead.78
76 Rza Ibadov, Azerbaijan and the European Union Neighbourhood Policy: Building a Privileged Relationship (London, 2005), p. 27. Several Azerbaijani researchers argued Azerbaijan would be easier to integrate into Europe because it had a more Europeanised political culture and smaller population than Turkey. Crisis Group interviews, Baku, January 2006. 77 Crisis Group interviews, local and international informants, Baku, February 2006. 78 Crisis Group interviews, Azerbaijan government official and NGOs, Baku, February 2006. |
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