EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos commented on high-level negotiations held by the European Union to develop regional connectivity in Yerevan, Baku, and Ankara in a post on X.
"I have just returned from Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia, where we moved our work on connectivity development to the next phase. This can contribute to establishing sustainable peace in the South Caucasus while diversifying trade and energy routes between Europe and Asia.
Expansion and development of connectivity complement each other. Both contribute to strengthening Europe’s stability, prosperity, and security," Kos emphasized.
Recently, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced during a press conference in Yerevan with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Brussels intends to establish a customs preferential regime for Armenia, allowing about 80% of goods exported from Armenia to enter European markets duty-free.
"This way, we can redirect products that are largely exported to the Russian market and send them to the European Union's single market for 450 million people," von der Leyen noted.
She also assured that Armenia can rely on the European Union, specifically highlighting the importance of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace process.
"As Armenia approaches the European Union, the entire Caucasus approaches, and the preliminary signing of the peace agreement last year was a historic event," the President of the European Commission stated.
