The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, held telephone conversations with Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan, on Friday (5 August) to discuss the situation around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
In a tweet later Michel reconfirmed the commitment of the European Union to facilitate dialogue and achieve concrete progress on outstanding issues ahead of the next trilateral meeting EU-Armenia-Azerbaijan in Brussels. Michel said that the three leaders were working together "to ensure de-escalation and open connections"
Ahead of our next leaders meeting in Brussels, pursuing dialogue and achieving concrete progress on all items on the agenda is key.
— Charles Michel (@CharlesMichel) August 5, 2022
The EU remains committed.