Civil society representatives from Azerbaijan and Armenia discussed regional integration

The South Caucasus has the potential to strengthen regional integration. Farhad Mammadov, coordinator of the Peace Bridge initiative and director of the South Caucasus Studies Center, expressed this opinion after a meeting of civil societies from Azerbaijan and Armenia. He argued for the region's attractiveness from a transport and logistics perspective in the current geopolitical situation.

Areg Kochinyan, Armenian coordinator of the Peace Bridge initiative and President of the Armenian Council, proposed holding trilateral meetings of experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. He focused on a wide range of topics for discussion, including the environment, foreign policy, risks, transport, logistics, and economics. Aide to the President of Azerbaijan, Hikmet Hajiyev, who participated in the bilateral roundtable, reaffirmed Baku's commitment to a peaceful settlement and the development of trade relations. It was noted that the TRIPP transport project could improve regional transport infrastructure.

From April 10 to 12, the next stage of the dialogue between civil societies of Azerbaijan and Armenia took place in Azerbaijan as part of the “Bridge of Peace” initiative.

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