BSEC PRIORITIZES PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF FROZEN CONFLICTS

PanARMENIAN.Net
14.02.2008 17:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Opening the meeting of Foreign Ministers of EU and
Black Sea region countries, Ukraine’s President Victor Yushchenko
President stressed that Ukraine shares and supports ideas of
strengthening rapprochement between the EU and the Black Sea region
by means of common projects, stated in Communication from the European
Commission to the European Council and the European parliament "Black
Sea synergy – a new regional cooperation initiative of April 11,
2007. According to Yushchenko, due to the fact that the Black Sea
region is an integral part of a single Europe, there are lots of
opportunities of cooperation for both European and Black Sea region
countries.

Among priority directions of cooperation development for Ukraine
the President named management of the frozen conflicts, gradual
implementation of free cross border movement of citizens, goods and
services, working out a new quality energy policy in the region and
in Europe as a whole. Effective use of region’s transit potential,
such as establishment of fully functional Eurasia transport corridor,
as well as strengthening humanitarian and cultural cooperation to
Victor Yushchenko is also very important as it will help the region to
better integrate with European and global economic and cultural space.

Summarizing his address the President expressed assurance that
future common projects will create a new dimension of international
cooperation in both Black Sea region and Europe, ForUm reports.