Europe is close and is stretching its helping hand to the region and wants cooperation within Easter Partnership project. This is the message three European ministers will convey during their meetings in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, Bulgarian Standart writes.

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov, his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt and Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski are on a three-day visit to the South Caucasus.

”However, the Southern Caucasus countries should not forget that such a partnership involves observation of the trade regulations, the human rights, etc, diplomatic sources said. Poland and Sweden are among the initiators of Eastern Partnership, while Bulgaria is interested in the region as a Black Sea country,” the daily writes.