EU COMMISSIONER FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY STARTS SOUTH CAUCASUS TOUR
On Tuesday Ferrero-Waldner will arrive in Georgia where she is expected to sign a document to increase financial aid to the country.
Benita Ferrero-Waldner will travel on to Baku on Wednesday to meet Azerbaijani officials on a variety of topics, including cooperation within the Eastern Partnership Initiative and regional security.
Before starting the tour, the commissioner told journalists the Southern Caucasian countries were very important for the European Union. She also said the Eastern Partnership Initiative offers broader prospects for further enhancing political and economic relations of the union with Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.
