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    ITAR-TASS News Agency
    TASS
    March 24, 2004 Wednesday 7:57 AM Eastern Time

    EU discusses involvement of S Caucasus in Wider Europe

    By Tigran Liloyan

    YEREVAN

    The European Union is discussing a possibility of involving the South
    Caucasus in Wider EuropeNew Neighbours Initiative, said Heikki
    Talvitie, EU Special Envoy to the South Caucasus.

    In his meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan on
    Wednesday, Ambassador Talvitie said he is hopeful that this process
    would yield positive results. He is in Yerevan on a four-day visit as
    part of an extended regional tour

    In order to achieve this goal the EU envoy stressed that it would
    necessary to develop regional cooperation, encourage economic
    relations between the region and West European countries, and settle
    the existing conflicts, in particular the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.

    Talvitie said he is ready to help find a peaceful solution to the
    Nagorno-Karabakh problem.
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