BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 12. The EU is ready
to step up support for the normalization of Azerbaijan-Armenia
relations, said Magdalena Grono, the EU Special Representative for
the South Caucasus, Trend reports.
Magdalena Grono paid her first official visits to Azerbaijan and
Armenia from 7 to 11 January 2025.
“Valued in-depth exchanges of views with the leaderships and
officials in both capitals on how best to advance peace,
normalization efforts, regional cooperation. <…> Stressed
EU readiness to step up support to normalization in all its
aspects, including by supporting ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan
bilateral talks, focusing on concrete aspects of connectivity and
humanitarian issues, promoting regional cooperation initiatives,”
she wrote on her page on X.
Magdalena Grono was appointed EUSR for the South Caucasus and
the crisis in Georgia in July 2024. As she succeeded Toivo Klaar,
Grono took up her duties on September 1, 2024, for an initial
period of 12 months.
