SOUTH CAUCASUS – IS PRIORITY REGION FOR NATO, SYMON LUNN BELIEVES

BAKU, NOVEMBER 26. ARMINFO-TURAN: One of the priorities of NATO is
protection and safety provision to the NATO member-states and the
countries which are under transition period, state the secretary
general of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Symon Lunn responding the
question of TURAN correspondent on priorities of the Alliance in the
South Caucasus.

Lunn noted that the South Caucasian region is priority for NATO and,
first of all, due to geographic situation. According to him, the
processes going on in the region may affect every country NATO-member.

“Global threats cause trouble in all countries”, Lunn noted. According
to him, one of the prior tasks for NATO is help in elimination of
this threat and providing of stability in the countries living under
transition period.

Responding the question on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Lunn
noted that the conflict can be solved only with agreements of both
sides. “Here, first of all we must take into account the security
questions. Both sides must work intensively with each other so that
to be able to regulate the conflict on mutually acceptable terms”,
Lunn said but he admitted that it is a long process.

“It seems that the other sides also may help in searching the ways
for the resolution of the conflict”, Secretary General said. According
to him, NATO does not take direct part in settlement of the conflict.

Responding the question on democratization in the countries of
South Caucasus. S. Lunn said that NATO followed the events but it
is difficult yet to give any concrete assessment. Speaking about
nuclear programs of Iran, he said that UN dealt in the question. But
some members of NATO, USA, Great Britain, France “very seriously”
treat the nuclear programs of Iran.