EU Commission official: Peace in South Caucasus will change everything

Peace in the South Caucasus will change everything, Gert Jan Koopman, Director General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations of the European Commission, said in an exclusive interview with Report.

According to him, the peace talks are clearly between the two countries:

“And I'm very happy that the two countries are taking it forward together. I understand that there will be a series of further meetings. And I'm very hopeful that you will reach this peace agreement, which I can say we will, of course, fully support.”

Koopman believes that the process is going well: “To be honest, no one had expected it to go so well. So, congratulations to both countries. And we see it, as I said before, as an extremely positive development.

I think peace in the region will change everything. The region has enormous potential. We Europeans would very much like to work with the region. And I think if this long-standing regional conflict is finally put to bed, the chances for growth, development, and economic ties between the EU and the region will only grow more strongly.”