Magdalena Grono: 'I heard promising statements during our discussions with Azerbaijani and Armenian officials'

The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, Magdalena Grono, said that during discussions with Azerbaijani and Armenian officials, she heard promising statements regarding peace and stability in the region.

“In our exchanges, I heard encouraging statements regarding peace and stability in the region, often different from the tonality that we have heard in the public space, in particular on the continuation of the normalization process between the two countries,” Grono said in an interview with Report.

Grono said she strongly encouraged the sides to maintain the momentum created thanks to the progress reached over the past few years, in particular on their bilateral track since December 2023:

“In this context, I underlined the importance of ensuring a calm and positive environment conducive to reaching decisive agreements on outstanding issues, hopefully soon, be it for the peace treaty, or on connectivity and humanitarian issues.”

She believes an important first stage of normalization is already seeing results:

“Azerbaijan and Armenia have a structured and well-organized framework for their discussions, with a clear commonly agreed basis and scope. Now is the time to display the political will that is needed to turn the page of conflict once and for all, to agree on mutually acceptable solutions for all outstanding issues, and to ensure a peaceful and more prosperous life for all populations in the region.”

The full interview is available here.