HAGEL: CAUCASUS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO US AND WORLD

Pan Armenian News
04.06.2005 03:13

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The South Caucasian region is of great importance
to the US and the whole of the world, US Senator Chuck Hagel stated
in the course of a press conference in Tbilisi June 3. “The main
reason for my arrival in the South Caucasian region is the great
geopolitical importance the region has not only to the US, but also
the whole of the world. In my opinion US Congress members should be
well-informed over the processes developing in that region,” the
Senator stated. He noted that “certain difficulties in the region
persist, however, it is important that a right course is chosen.”
“There is work still to be done in implementation of democratic,
electoral reforms, making borders more transparent and lifting the
restrictions, however the leaders of the region understanding that
these problems should be solved and working over them is the most
important,” the Senator remarked. In the course of his stay in Tbilisi
Mr. Hagel had meetings with the Georgian President, Defense Minister,
National Security Council Secretary, visited the Krtsanis Training
Unit of the Georgian Defense Ministry, where Georgian servicemen,
who are to participate in international peacekeeping operations, are
trained within the US Sustainment and Stability Operation Program,
reported Novosti-Gruzia.