Commissioner Kos in Azerbaijan and Armenia to advance EU cooperation and connectivity agenda in the South Caucasus

Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos is traveling to Azerbaijan and Armenia for a three-day trip in a pivotal moment for EU relations in the South Caucasus region. With the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, there is now an opportunity to reinforce EU cooperation in the region and advance the EU's connectivity agenda, at the heart of the Black Sea Strategy, and as a concrete contribution to regional development.

In Baku and Yerevan, the Commissioner will reiterate the EU's strong commitment to peace, stability and sustainable growth in the South Caucasus.

In Azerbaijan, tomorrow Commissioner Kos will hold high-level meetings with President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, and Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov. She will also visit the town of Aghdam, where she will meet representatives involved in demining. The EU is the leading international donor in the field of mine action, providing demining equipment and assistance to mine victims as well as supporting the capacity-building of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action.

In Armenia, on Friday and Saturday, she will meet President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan as well as the Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan. Commissioner Kos will take part in the signing of two projects with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, visit the EU4Sevan

biodiversity project site, and tour the TUMO Centre of Creative Technologies.

In Yerevan, the Commissioner will also meet with civil society organisations, women leaders and Young European Ambassadors.

You can find more information in our dedicated factsheets for Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Audiovisual material of the visit will be available on EBS.