THERE IS LACK OF SECURITY GUARANTEES IN THE SOUTH CAUCASUS
Lusine Vasilyan

"Radiolur"
13.10.2009 16:38

"The European Union and NATO wish to play a constructive role in
the process of establishment of security and stability in the South
Caucasus.

The two structures supplement each other, participants of the
conference on "The role of the European Union and NATO in ensuring
security in the South Caucasus" say.

Representatives of the European Union and NATO participating in the
conference noted that there was a great shortage of security guarantees
in the South Caucasus. Closed borders and conflicts do not allow the
parties to establish common policy.

The participants of the conference touched upon the issue of
the Armenian-Turkish relations. According to NATO representative
to the South Caucasus Zbignev Ribatski, the normalization of the
Armenian-Turkish relations will contribute to the development of the
Armenia-NATO relations.

The EU expert considers that the normalization of those relations
will become a positive example in the region.

"If the parties manage to ratify the Armenian-Turkish protocols and
open the border, establish diplomatic relations, it will be the first
diplomatic solution in the South Caucasus after the collapse of the
Soviet Union, and will become a signal for the whole region," said
Michael Kambeck, secretary general of the Brussels- based European
Friends of Armenia, said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress