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EU SPECIAL ENVOY FOR SOUTH CAUCASUS PREPARES NEXT VISIT TO REGION
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
May 16 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend A.Gasimova / European Union's Special
Envoy for South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, informed Trend by telephone
that his visit to the region was confirmed for June.
During his visit to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, Semneby is
to meet with the senior officials and representatives of NGOs. The
Armenian media reports that it is possible that within his visit,
the EU envoy will also visit Nagorno-Karabakh which, together with
the 7 occupied Azerbaijani districts, is the subject of military
conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. However, Semneby says that
a date for the visit has not been confirmed as yet.
EU Special Envoy visits the countries of South Caucasus several times
a year. His mandate includes discussing issues of co-operation between
the European Union and countries of the region, especially within
European Neighborhood Policy Program adopted in 2004. The Program
envisages maximum close co-operation with the countries wishing to
join it. A sum of ~@100 mln has been allocated over the next three
years for the realization of the Action Plan with Azerbaijan only
within the EU Program.
Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
May 16 2007
Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend A.Gasimova / European Union's Special
Envoy for South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, informed Trend by telephone
that his visit to the region was confirmed for June.
During his visit to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, Semneby is
to meet with the senior officials and representatives of NGOs. The
Armenian media reports that it is possible that within his visit,
the EU envoy will also visit Nagorno-Karabakh which, together with
the 7 occupied Azerbaijani districts, is the subject of military
conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. However, Semneby says that
a date for the visit has not been confirmed as yet.
EU Special Envoy visits the countries of South Caucasus several times
a year. His mandate includes discussing issues of co-operation between
the European Union and countries of the region, especially within
European Neighborhood Policy Program adopted in 2004. The Program
envisages maximum close co-operation with the countries wishing to
join it. A sum of ~@100 mln has been allocated over the next three
years for the realization of the Action Plan with Azerbaijan only
within the EU Program.