Von der Leyen: EU wants to support Armenia in showing peace brings prosperity

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU wants to support Armenia in showing that peace brings prosperity.

The President of the European Commission posted a video on X of her remarks at the European Political Community Summit in Armenia.

“We want to support Armenia in showing that peace brings prosperity. And that connectivity can play a key role in the South Caucasus. The same that steel and coal played in cementing peace and prosperity at the birth of the European Union,” she said.

We want to support Armenia in showing that peace brings prosperity.

And that connectivity can play a key role in the South Caucasus.

The same that steel and coal played in cementing peace and prosperity at the birth of the European Union. https://t.co/0LOC9A52Hz

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 4, 2026