President of the European Council Charles Michel reiterated the EU’s commitment to deepening its cooperation with both countries to promote a South Caucasus that is secure, stable, peaceful, and prosperous for the benefit of all people living in the region in the context of the past days' tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, AzVision.az reports citing the statement issued on May 31.
Charles Michel welcomed the first historic meeting of both countries' Border Commissions on 24 May and stressed the paramount importance of ensuring stability and security along the state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan as delimitation will be pursued.
More broadly, President Michel stressed that for a sustainable normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, it is important to address all outstanding issues at hand, including advancing discussions on the future peace treaty and addressing the root causes of conflict. In President Michel's opinion, all core issues that had led to the first Nagorno-Karabakh war as well as to the renewed hostilities in 2020 will need to be addressed by all stakeholders to create conditions for lasting and equitable peace.
Finally, President Michel noted the need to prepare populations for peace and the paramount role public rhetoric plays in this regard. He welcomed Yerevan and Baku's leadership and stated intentions to engage in good faith in ensuring a conducive atmosphere for the continuation of the talks and expressed the EU's readiness to step up its support to confidence-building measures.
EU Special Representative Klaar will be traveling to the region in the next days to follow up on all aspects under discussion.
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