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    ENVOY SAYS CONFLICTS AFFECT EU ENLARGEMENT

    AzerNews Weekly, Azerbaijan
    May 18 2006

    The European Union "big three" (Germany, Britain and France) has
    analyzed the results of its representatives' recent visit to the South
    Caucasus and issued specific recommendations to all regional states,
    the EU special envoy in Azerbaijan, Alan Adams, said.

    Adams called on both Azerbaijan and Armenia to step up efforts to
    resolve the Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh conflict. He added that the EU
    was in favor of concessions in line with the Geneva Convention on
    territorial integrity. With regard to the impact of the long-standing
    dispute, the ambassador said its unresolved status was affecting the
    process of the EU enlargement.

    He said only after the existing conflicts have been resolved will
    it be possible to speak of effective regional cooperation. "From
    this standpoint, solution to the Garabagh conflict represents special
    importance to the EU," Adams told journalists. Adams said the National
    Action Plan being prepared by Azerbaijan and the European Union as
    part of the European New Neighborhood Policy will be approved in the
    coming two months. The diplomat said the plan would identify specific
    areas of cooperation between the EU and Azerbaijan.

    "This will open up a new area of political and economic cooperation."

    Adams said the 25-member union intends to implement a number of
    projects in the S. Caucasus. The projects will serve the enforcement
    of assumed commitments, while those scheduled for 2006 mainly cover
    regional development, social and economic reforms, he added.
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