The security of the Caucasus was discussed: Zelensky met with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan for the first time

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and Armenian Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan met for the first time on the sidelines of the informal EU summit held in Granada, Spain. The President of Ukraine announced this on his telegram channel.

The Ukrainian President said, “In our first meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, we discussed the security situation in the South Caucasus. Ukraine is interested in the stability of the region and friendly relations with these countries.”

Additionally, Zelensky noted that the leaders discussed bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and Armenia and interregional economic projects.

As part of the summit held in Spain, a meeting was planned between the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, with the participation of European Council President Charles Michel, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron. However, according to a diplomatic source in Azerbaijan, Aliyev rejected the trip due to “France’s destructive attitude and disagreements between Paris and Berlin about attending the Turkey meeting.”

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The other day, Vladimir Zelensky had a phone conversation with the Azerbaijani leader, where they discussed regional security and current challenges, as well as formats of interaction between the two countries.

The President said, “I thanked him (Aliyev – Ed.) for the significant humanitarian assistance that Azerbaijan provided to Ukraine, especially in the energy sector, as winter approached. We confirmed our commitment to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of states.” Ukraine noted.

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An example of compliance with the international principle of the territorial integrity of a state was Karabakh, a mountainous region in the South Caucasus that was internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but was controlled by ethnic Armenians for three decades. let’s remind this Focus He wrote that Azerbaijan announced that an “anti-terrorism operation” was launched in Karabakh territory on September 19. On September 20, the government announced that it had achieved its objectives and stopped the attacks.

European Political Community Summit – what is known

President Vladimir Zelensky attended the European Political Community summit held in Granada, Spain, on Thursday, October 5. previous day Focus He wrote that Zelensky would not attend the summit, but this was announced in advance for security reasons.

Earlier, European Council President Charles Michel had sent an invitation to leaders of EU member states to an informal meeting in Granada. The summit is planned to discuss the most urgent problems currently facing the EU, especially touching on the 2024-2029 strategic agenda.

let’s remind this Focus He wrote that European Council President Charles Michel said on October 4 that Ukraine could become a member of the EU in 2030, but that there was a condition for this. He said both parties need to be “clear” about what their common goals, priorities and areas of investment are.

On October 2, a meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers was held in Kiev, where diplomats expressed their unity and sympathy for the Ukrainian people.