ENERGY SECURITY IS ON FOCUS OF ATTENTION OF NATO – SEC-GEN
Author: R.Abdullayev

TREND Information, Azerbaijan
July 4 2006

Ensuring the energy security is on the focus of attention of NATO,
and in the near future it is expected to hold one more session of
Alliance on this topic, the deputy secretary general of NATO Jane
Furne told while answering the questions of correspondent of Trend.

According to him, the energy security, especially security of
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, were on the focus of attention of
several measures of NATO. "There will be held discussions on what
contributions the North-Atlantic Alliance may make to the provision
of security of energy lines," told Furje.

Besides, Furje expressed his satisfaction with the policy of official
Baku within the action plan of Individual partnership program of NATO
and Azerbaijan.

Deputy secretary general of NATO noted that Azerbaijan’s entrance to
the alliance is not on the agenda. "This question should be addressed
to the head of Azerbaijan," told Furje, adding that NATO is interested
in development of the relations with each countries of South Caucasus.

Touching on Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Furje noted
that Alliance is not going to substitute the OSCE Minsk Group in the
negotiations, but supports the rapid settlement of the conflict.