EU Special Representative: The process between Azerbaijan and Armenia   has significantly contributed to ensuring lasting peace in the region 

ArmInfo.  The process between Azerbaijan and Armenia has contributed significantly to ensuring lasting peace in the region, Magdalena Grono,  EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, stated this during a meeting  with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on August 28, as  reported by Azerbaijani media.

On behalf of the leadership of the European Union and on her own  behalf, she congratulated Aliyev on the significant results achieved  in Washington regarding the normalizations of relations with Armenia  and the peace agenda. Grono noted that EU member states  also support  the peace achieved between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Special  Representative said that the EU is ready to support the agreed issues  between the two countries, including the transport corridor. 

Aliyev highlighted  the historical significance of the outcomes  achieved in Washington, specifically emphasizing the role of the  United States of America in this process. He described the Washington  Declaration signed with the mediation of the United States, the  initialing of the peace agreement and the joint appeal of Azerbaijan  and Armenia to abolish the Minsk Group as  important steps undertaken  in the peace process. The  meeting underscored Azerbaijan's support  for bilateral confidence-building measures with Armenia. The  importance of establishing unimpeded transport and transit  connectivity between Azerbaijan's mainland and Nakhichevan was once  again emphasized. They  also highlighted the broad opportunities for  cooperation with the European Union, specifically, in upgrading the  transport infrastructure in Nakhichevan.