The meeting in Brussels between Secretary of Armenia's Security Council Armen Gregorian and President of Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Advisor Hikmet Hajiyev was aimed at continuing and advancing joint efforts to find solutions to outstanding issues between both countries. Toivo Klaar, the European Union (EU) Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, noted about this in an interview with APA news agency.

When asked to elaborate on which concrete technical support the EU has already expressed its willingness to provide to the process of delimitation and demarcation of borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Klaar noted: “This particular issue has been on the agenda of EU mediation efforts over the past year, in particular also through the personal involvement of the President of the European Council Charles Michel with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders.

“In this context, I’m glad to indicate that I yesterday facilitated a meeting in Brussels between Secretary of Armenia's Security Council Armen Gregorian and Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev. This event was aimed at continuing and advancing joint efforts to find solutions to outstanding issues between both countries.

The participants reviewed the political and security situation in the region and the full spectrum of issues between Armenia and Azerbaijan as a follow-up to the understandings reached during the meeting of leaders of both countries and the EU that was held in Brussels in December 2021. I am pleased that the participants agreed to meet again over the coming weeks. Yesterday’s discussions also focused on preparations for the next meeting between President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, which will be held in Brussels on 6 April 2022.”

Also, Klaar said his impressions from his meetings in Yerevan and Baku are “largely positive.”

“I have the honor to be always welcomed at the highest level, which is very much appreciated in Brussels as a sign of serious engagement from the sides. I hope that our engagement will contribute to more steps to find compromise solutions to all outstanding issues between both countries, and the EU will certainly continue efforts in this direction,” the EU Special Representative added.