SAAKASHVILI SLAMS TURLEY’S CAUCASUS PLATFORM

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.03.2009 14:16 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said the
Turkish-proposed Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform has
acquired no "clear shape" yet and consultations were on their "very
early stage."

"We always welcome multilateral mechanisms," Saakashvili said while
speaking at a news conference on a sideline of a high-profile Brussels
Forum late on March 21.

He, however, added, "I think we should not create any mechanism that
would exclude European Union or other major actors in the region."

"I think there should not be exclusive regional mechanisms; but I think
any complementarity to already existing European Union structures,
open to any positive actors in the region will be welcomed," the
Georgian leader said, civil.ge reported.