EU CAN SERVE AS SETTLEMENT MODEL IN CONFLICT REGIONS

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.10.2006 18:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ South Caucasus may be called a transitional
period region: conflicts and energy resources have caused dangerously
explosive situations, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus
Peter Semneby stated at South Caucasus 2006: Trends of Development,
Threats and Risks international conference organized by Spectrum Center
for Strategic Analysis. In his words, the profit from energy resources
should be distributed with extreme caution, as large incomes cause
other problems. "There are problems, which are not solved, but put
limitations on coming financial programs of the ENP," Semneby noted.

He also remarked that in 3 months after Bulgaria and Romania joint
the EU, the EU will become a Black Sea power. As for Turkey, the
EU Special Representative said that in this case Europe can play
a more evident and stabilizing role, as it enjoys the trust of all
countries of the South Caucasus. "The EU may serve as a settlement
model in conflict regions. We have choice of instruments for solving
conflicts," Semneby said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress