European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit both Azerbaijan and Armenia next week to further develop the EU’s strategic engagement with the two former rivals in the South Caucasus, sources in Yerevan and Baku with knowledge of the matter confirmed to Euronews.
The head of the EU executive is set to visit Baku on 1 July, where she will hold talks with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on the country's expanding energy supplies to Europe as the main pillar of EU-Azerbaijan relations, as well as cooperation on key regional infrastructure projects that are now crucial for the EU economies.
