14/01/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 14 January, the spokesperson of the European External Action Service welcomed the willingness of Turkey and Armenia to work towards the normalisation of relations between the two countries and the appointment of special envoys to this end. He said that the first meeting of these special envoys, held earlier in the day, was “an important step forward”. In a statement, the spokesperson encouraged Ankara and Yerevan to continue their efforts in this regard. He recalled that since 2014, the EU has provided more than €4.5 million for projects aimed at preparing the ground for the normalisation of relations in a number of areas and that it was ready to provide further support for possible additional steps towards the normalisation of relations. (CG)