‘Middle Corridor’ offers path to long-term peace in South Caucasus, von der Leyen says

The “Middle Corridor” will make trade and cooperation the norm in the historically unstable South Caucasus by connecting the region’s countries to each other and to Europe, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today at an ambassadors’ conference in Brussels.

Speaking about global projects and their significance for Europe, von der Leyen cited the “Middle Corridor,” which will reduce the delivery time of goods from Asia to Europe from 30 to 15 days.

According to von der Leyen, “this corridor will also link the former conflict countries of the South Caucasus to one another and to Europe.”

“Just as coal and steel united Europe after World War II, this new corridor can normalize trade and cooperation in an unstable region and open the way not only to Europe but also to peace,” she stated.

The European Commission chief added that EU investments in this region, as well as in Africa and the Middle East, enable the union to develop positive partnerships.