TURKEY’S REPRESENTATIVE TO PACE CALLED ON EU TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO SOUTH CAUCASUS

PanARMENIAN.Net
02.10.2008 18:25 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Birgen Keles, Turkey’s representative to the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), called on the
European Union to give thorough consideration to the South Caucasus
developments.

"The ongoing conflict in the South Caucasus shows that the European
Union is slow in announcing its position on the issue," Keles said
during a meeting on the consequences of the armed conflict between
Georgia and Russia.

Several European countries depend on Russia’s energy resources,
according to her.

"Other ways must be found to transport energy resources so as to
prevent Europe’s energy dependence on Russia. In this respect,
Georgia is an important country for EU and Turkey," said Keles.

She made a special mention of the Turkey-initiated Caucasus Stability
and Cooperation Platform, Trend Azeri news agency reports.