Germany calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to resume negotiations as soon as possible

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Germany and the EU wanted to work alongside countries in the southern Caucasus to "build a region that overcomes the shadows of the past" and looks towards a better future for the region's population, Report informs, citing DW.

The minister stressed that it was important that countries "take the path of mutual trust" in the name of peace.

Baerbock said the EU was ready to make the region concrete offers on the path to peace, including a submarine communications cable through the Black Sea that would help "bring Armenia and Azerbaijan closer to each other and closer to us."

Half of the cost of construction of €45 million ($48 million) would be funded by the EU Global Gateway initiative, which aims to expand the bloc's global influence through infrastructure investment.