Foreign Minister: "EU welcomes Georgia's mediation between Azerbaijan, Armenia"

"The situation in the South Caucasus was discussed at a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the president of the European Commission," the statement came from Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, the local bureau of Report says.

In his opinion, the meeting praised the role of Georgia as a mediator between Azerbaijan and Armenia: "The European Union strongly supports the Peaceful Neighborhood Initiative of Georgia."

The foreign minister stressed that Georgia's expectations from the Eastern Partnership summit were also highlighted at the meeting.

Georgian, Ukrainian, and Moldovan Prime Ministers Irakli Garibashvili, Denys Shmyhal, and Natalia Gavrilita respectively held a trilateral meeting in Brussels today. The heads of the government also met with EU Council President Charles Michel, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Parliament President David Sassoli.