Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, was in Armenia to discuss tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan took control of in September. She advocated launching a new round of negotiations.
The German Foreign Minister traveled to the southern Caucasus on Friday, beginning her trip in Armenia, laying a wreath at the memorial to the victims of the Armenian genocide in World War I.
In a meeting with Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, she discussed the situation in the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, which was ruled by ethnic Armenian forces until Azerbaijan took control of it in a lightning offensive in September.
The mediation efforts of European Council President Charles Michel "are a bridge that can show the fastest way to peace," Baerbock said.
Baerbock said the EU was ready to make the region concrete offers on the path to peace, including a submarine communications cable through the Black Sea that would help "bring Armenia and Azerbaijan closer to each other and closer to us."
According to the German Foreign Ministry, Baerbock also plans to visit a reception center for refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenia. Talks are also planned with members of the civilian EU Mission in Armenia, which aims to monitor the security situation along the Armenian side of the border.
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