EU supports inaugural meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs in Tbilisi - Special Representative for South Caucasus
The meeting between Bayramov and Mirzoyan comes amid the Georgian Government's Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative for the South Caucasus, a platform for facilitating talks between the regional states. Photo: 1TV.ge.
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The European Union supports the “bilateral decision” of Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, to hold their inaugural meeting in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, Toivo Klaar, the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, said on Saturday.
In his tweet, Klaar highlighted his “excellent” meeting with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan.
Excellent meetings today with @presidentaz Ilham Aliyev, FM @bayramov_jeyhun and Deputy PM Mustafayev. Assessed state of play of peace process. Also expressed ???????? support to ???????? and ????????bilateral decision to hold FMs meeting in ???????? tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/1aO6TvNeqM
— Toivo Klaar (@ToivoKlaar) July 15, 2022
The meeting between Bayramov and Mirzoyan comes amid the Georgian Government's Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative for the South Caucasus, a platform for facilitating talks between the regional states.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili also held meetings with the Azerbaijani and Armenian ministers earlier today.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Saturday welcomed his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov in Tbilisi, noting his "pride" on the Georgian capital hosting talks between the countries of the region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Saturday discussed the former's Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative and its role in normalisation of relations in the South Caucasus region, as well as an upcoming meeting between Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart in Tbilisi.
The South Caucasus Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative, a dialogue platform for normalisation of relations in the region and cooperation in mutually beneficial areas of economy, trade and culture was discussed on Saturday in a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met Toivo Klaar, the Co-chair of the Geneva International Discussions and the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, in Tbilisi on Thursday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Russian occupation of two regions of Georgia, and the security environment and challenges in the South Caucasus region.
Georgia is playing an important role in ensuring peace and security in the South Caucasus region, Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Saturday in comments on the inaugural meeting of his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan in Tbilisi on Saturday.
United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Sunday called the inaugural meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian foreign ministers, Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan, in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi as a “positive step” for regional dialogue.
Armenia has “always attached great importance” to the development and strengthening of relations with “friendly Georgia”, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday in a congratulatory message to his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Josep Borrell, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on Tuesday welcomed the meeting between the ministers of foreign affairs of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday.
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday hailed the recent meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers in Tbilisi in a phone call with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Principal questions of the cooperation agenda between Georgia and Armenia were discussed in a meeting of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Friday in Tbilisi.
Georgia as a transit country is of "great importance" for Armenia in the matter of reliable and safe supply of energy resources, communications and telecommunications to the country, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday at the opening of a new bridge connecting the two neighbouring countries, an occasion he attended with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said Georgia was “ready to play its own role” in ensuring peace in the South Caucasus region “within its capabilities”.
Georgian and Armenian prime ministers Irakli Garibashvili and Nikol Pashinyan on Tuesday discussed the latest military escalation between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said the government was “actively working” with neighbouring countries and partners both in Central Asia and in the European Union to further strengthen its role as a “strong contributor” to peace and energy security in the South Caucasus region.
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev on Thursday said it was “important” to create a “single platform” for discussions involving regional neighbours Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia to ensure peace and stability in the South Caucasus.
Bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Armenia, current opportunities to deepen ties in trade, economy, transit and transport as well as culture and people-to-people connections were discussed in another round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries in Tbilisi on Monday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said Georgia was “truly” a “neutral and impartial mediator” between Azerbaijan and Armenia, at a panel discussion Eurasia's Middle Corridor: From Pathway to Highway within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos.