The Middle Corridor will make trade and cooperation the norm in the previously unstable South Caucasus region, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated in her speech at the EU Ambassadors Conference in Brussels today.

Speaking about global projects and their significance for Europe, the European Commission chief mentioned the Middle Corridor, which will reduce the delivery time of goods from Asia to Europe from 30 days to 15 days.

According to von der Leyen, this “corridor will also connect former enemy countries in the South Caucasus between them and to Europe.”

"And just like coal and steel brought Europe together after World War Two, this new corridor can make trade and cooperation the norm in a troubled region and be a route not just to Europe, but to peace," she stressed.

The European Commission chief added that EU investments in the South Caucasus, as well as in Africa or the Middle East, mean the EU has “leverage and agency.”