Commissioner Marta Kos travels to Azerbaijan and Armenia
On 17 September, European Commissioner for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood Marta Kos started a three-day trip to Azerbaijan and Armenia to advance EU relations in the South Caucasus region.
The EU expects that with the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, there is now an opportunity to reinforce EU cooperation in the region and advance the EU’s strategy for a more stable and secure Black Sea region.
On 18 September, Commissioner Kos will hold high-level meetings with Azerbaijani 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. The EU also supports the capacity-building of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action.
On 19-20 September, in Armenia, Commissioner Kos will meet President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, as well as Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan. Kos will take part in the signing of two projects with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), 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.
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