Polish foreign minister underlines strategic importance of south Caucasus

PAP news agency
2 Mar 07

Warsaw, 2 March: Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga has told PAP that the southern
Caucasus was a "strategic direction of Polish interests". She added that
there were a number for reasons for Poland’s interest in Caucasus, including
energy security.
During a few-day tour of the region the minister visited Armenia, Georgia and
Azerbaijan. On the way back to Poland, the delegation made a stop over in
Sochi.
Fotyga said that the visit showed how much it was needed and promised more
frequent trips by the Polish authorities to the region.
At the end of March, President Lech Kaczynski is going to pay a visit to
Georgia. According to the foreign minister, Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski
also has plans to visit the region.
Fotyga added that Poland and its partners in Caucasus were ready to support
certain projects. "We are aware that we support the development of alternative
ways of energy transmission for Europe," she added.
According to the foreign minister, Poland’s partners positively welcomed
President Lech Kaczynski’s initiative to organize an energy summit in Poland.
Minister Fotyga said she had supported the peace process between Armenia and
Azerbaijan and was ready to continue supporting it. "Our partners are aware
of this," she added.
Fotyga said Poland "has monitored the course of negotiations" though, as she
put it, it is a difficult process.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress