Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
April 2 2004

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST REMAIN ENGAGED IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
[April 02, 2004, 15:37:40]

The international community must remain engaged in helping find
solutions to the “daunting” challenges facing the Southern Caucasus,
such as the conflicts in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and
Nagorno-Karabakh, said U.S. Representative to the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Stephan Minikes April 1.

“The stability of this region is vital for all of us,” he said.

In response to an address by European Union Special Representative to
the South Caucasus Heikki Talvitie, Minikes welcomed the EU’s “deeper
engagement” in the region and thanked Ambassador Talvitie’s for his
“ongoing coordination with the OSCE” in the region.