EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER FOR ENLARGEMENT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: ARMENIA-TURKEY NORMALISATION PROCESS VERY IMPORTANT

ArmInfo
2010-05-03 15:32:00

ArmInfo. "The Armenia-Turkey normalisation process is very important
and, while I note the new development of last week, I am pleased that
Armenia remains committed to pursue this process," said Stefan Fule,
European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy,
when speaking at the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), European
Parliament, after his visit to the South Caucasus and Ukriane.

"Throughout my trip to the South Caucasus I felt the presence of
regional tension and the effects of armed conflict which have so
dramatically impacted on people’s lives. I appreciated in particular
the possibilities to speak to internally displaced persons in
Georgia and in Azerbaijan; and to learn at its headquarters about
the challenging work of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia outside
Tbilisi. I firmly believe that the personal accounts and stories
of human tragedy have helped me to better understand the challenges
facing the people of the South Caucasus. Conflicts have haunted the
South Caucasus for a far too long time. In my meetings I conveyed
that the EU’s overall goal for the region is a stable, secure and
prosperous South Caucasus," he said.