Areg Kochinyan: Experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Need to Meet in a Trilateral Format

Expert communities of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia have many topics to discuss in a trilateral format.

This was stated by the coordinator of the "Peace Bridge" initiative from the Armenian side, President of the Armenian Council Areg Kochinyan, at a press conference in Gabala following the meeting of civil society representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia, in response to a question from Report.

"Last year, a meeting was held in Tbilisi at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia. At the expert level, we took this meeting as a basis, as we had long been saying that such a meeting and work in a trilateral format was needed. There are many topics for discussion. These include the environment, foreign policy, risks, transport and logistics, economics, and so on," he noted.

According to the Armenian representative, today all prerequisites exist for a regional format of cooperation.

Kochinyan believes that the current geopolitical situation in the world also contributes to strengthening integration in the South Caucasus.