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European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will pay a two-day visit to Armenia on September 19-20, the EU Mission Office in Armenia (EUMA) has said in a statement.
According to the statement, the visit comes at a pivotal stage in the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan and will provide an opportunity to present the EU's interregional connectivity agenda as a real contribution to regional development.
As part of the visit she will meet President Vahagn Khachaturyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan as well as the Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan.
Commissioner Kos will take part in the signing of two projects with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, visit the EU4Sevan biodiversity project site, and tour the TUMO Centre of Creative Technologies.
In Yerevan, the Commissioner will also meet with civil society organisations, women leaders and Young European Ambassadors.
As part of her regional visit, Martha Kos also visited Azerbaijan, where she held meetings with President Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, and Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov.