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NEWLY-APPOINTED EU OFFICIAL TO BRING ACTIVENESS TO KARABAKH TALKS - POLISH AMBASSADOR
news.am
Sept 6 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - As a result of the appointment of European Union's (EU)
new special representative (Phillip Lefort) for South Caucasus, we can
expect the NK peace talks to become active, stated Polish Ambassador
to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynsky during a press conference held today.
"France cannot represent EU's position in the OSCE Minsk Group, yet it
is clear that by representing its own position, France also represents
EU's viewpoint to some extent. As you know, resolution of conflicts is
also included in the mandate of EU's special representative for South
Caucasus. I do not wish to call the conflict frozen when people are
dying there. I do not see that the format of the talks will change
in a foreseeable future, but I am confident that they will become
active," the Ambassador noted.
In his words, one of the more important conditions for a successful
implementation of EU's regional projects is effective cooperation with
all South Caucasus countries. "And how can we talk about cooperation
when you cannot visit Baku and your colleagues, Yerevan? That is
savagery in the 21st Century. It seems to me that, concomitant to
enlargement of EU's diplomatic activeness, activeness in the talks will
also increase, although today it is difficult to say how successful
that would be," Raczynsky concluded.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
Sept 6 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - As a result of the appointment of European Union's (EU)
new special representative (Phillip Lefort) for South Caucasus, we can
expect the NK peace talks to become active, stated Polish Ambassador
to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynsky during a press conference held today.
"France cannot represent EU's position in the OSCE Minsk Group, yet it
is clear that by representing its own position, France also represents
EU's viewpoint to some extent. As you know, resolution of conflicts is
also included in the mandate of EU's special representative for South
Caucasus. I do not wish to call the conflict frozen when people are
dying there. I do not see that the format of the talks will change
in a foreseeable future, but I am confident that they will become
active," the Ambassador noted.
In his words, one of the more important conditions for a successful
implementation of EU's regional projects is effective cooperation with
all South Caucasus countries. "And how can we talk about cooperation
when you cannot visit Baku and your colleagues, Yerevan? That is
savagery in the 21st Century. It seems to me that, concomitant to
enlargement of EU's diplomatic activeness, activeness in the talks will
also increase, although today it is difficult to say how successful
that would be," Raczynsky concluded.
From: Baghdasarian