EASTERN PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO DEVELOP RELATIONS BETWEEN EU AND SOUTH CAUCASUS

PanARMENIAN.Net
24.12.2008 14:32 GMT+04:00

The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, Mr. Peter Semneby
named Eastern Partnership one of the main goals of his current visit
to Azerbaijan.

"The initiative aims to develop relations between the European Union
and the South Caucasus, as well as Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. The
proposals put forward cover particularly the sectors of trade, energy
and regional stability and will be discussed within three months. They
also take into consideration specific features and tendencies of each
country," Mr. Semneby said.

He said the European Union welcomes the Moscow Declaration signed by
Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia and hopes for a soonest presidential
meeting to develop the dialogue.

"The European Union will provide all kind of assistance for resolution
of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict but will not compete with the OSCE
Minsk Group," the EU official said.