Visit program of Austrian, Lithuanian, Romanian FMs to Azerbaijan unveiled

On June 25-26, Alexander Schallenberg, Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, and Bogdan Aurescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, will visit Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia as mandated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, Report informs referring to the EU press service.

The visit on behalf of the High Representative will highlight the importance that the European Union attaches to its bilateral relations with these countries, to the South Caucasus region, and the EU’s Eastern Partnership framework.

The visit signals the EU’s readiness to support broader cooperation both with and between the South Caucasus countries, including through the opportunities available under the Eastern Partnership. Following the recent discussions among EU Foreign Affairs Ministers at the informal Foreign Affairs Council (Gymnich) on the conflicts in the EU’s Eastern neighborhood. The visit will underscore the EU’s determination to promote and actively support sustainable and comprehensive conflict settlement efforts.