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GOVERNMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA DISCUSS ENVIRONMENT ISSUES THAT MAY THREATEN REGIONAL SECURITY
Yerevan, January 17. ArmInfo. Governmental representatives from
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and international partners, will
discuss environmental issues that may threaten regional security at
an OSCE-organized meeting that starts in Tbilisi today.
Environmental degradation, inequitable access to natural resources
and international transport of hazardous materials are among topics
to be discussed at the two-day event, which is part of the Environment
Security (ENVSEC) Initiative. "This meeting and the ENVSEC initiative
offers Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia an important tool to address
environmental threats to regional security," said Ambassador Roy Reeve,
the Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia. "Regional co-operation is
an effective way to help tackle these issues." The ENVSEC Initiative,
established in 2003, builds on the combined expertise of the OSCE, the
United Nations Development Programme, the UN Environment Programme,
NATO, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, and the Regional
Environmental Centre for Central Europe.
Yerevan, January 17. ArmInfo. Governmental representatives from
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and international partners, will
discuss environmental issues that may threaten regional security at
an OSCE-organized meeting that starts in Tbilisi today.
Environmental degradation, inequitable access to natural resources
and international transport of hazardous materials are among topics
to be discussed at the two-day event, which is part of the Environment
Security (ENVSEC) Initiative. "This meeting and the ENVSEC initiative
offers Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia an important tool to address
environmental threats to regional security," said Ambassador Roy Reeve,
the Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia. "Regional co-operation is
an effective way to help tackle these issues." The ENVSEC Initiative,
established in 2003, builds on the combined expertise of the OSCE, the
United Nations Development Programme, the UN Environment Programme,
NATO, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, and the Regional
Environmental Centre for Central Europe.