EU DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER INCIDENTS IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 24, 2011 – 14:54 AMT
The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council has discussed regional
stability and conflict resolution in the South Caucasus.
“The Council held an exchange of views on the current situation in the
South Caucasus and a possible EU role in the region,” according to a
preliminary report on the meeting published by the EU. The meeting of
the European Union’s foreign ministers focused on the need for regional
stability, conflict resolution and the importance of making full use
of the Eastern Partnership. “The discussion took place against the
background of rising tensions in the region, in particular concerning
Nagorno Karabakh and Georgia,” the meeting report said.
Summing up the meeting results, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton
said, “We have also discussed developments in the South Caucasus and
exchanged views on the situation in Karabakh and Georgia.
We are deeply concerned over the fatal incidents in Georgia last week
and Karabakh over the weekend.”