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    NATO Highlights Peaceful Settlement of Conflicts in South Caucasus

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    31.07.2006 16:30 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The key security aspects are political issues
    including the Euro-Atlantic integration of the South Caucasian states,
    the integration with EU and NATO, the national security concept,
    national defense strategy and foreign policy goals, NATO Liaison
    Officer in the Caucasus Romualds Razuks said in an interview with
    PanARMENIAN.Net. In his words, it's essential to develop practical
    regional cooperation among the partners from the South Caucasus and
    the Black Sea region as well as with Russia.

    "One of the principal directions is combating terrorism. We also
    highlight struggle against corruption and bringing of the national
    legislation in line with international standards, ratification
    of relevant CoE conventions (e.g. social chapter, national
    minorities). The IPAP also provides for steps towards economic reforms
    including remuneration system for public servants, management of
    public enterprises, privatization process, state procurement process,
    statistical records for tax collection, foreign trade and balance
    payments statistics, antimonopoly legislation and competition policy,"
    he said.

    The NATO Liaison Officer underscored that NATO attaches importance
    to a peaceful settlement of conflicts. "We consider that the leading
    role in the peaceful conflict resolution policy belongs to the OSCE
    and U.N. The measures include determination of status of autonomies,
    return of refugees and IDP's rehabilitation of conflict zones and
    complementarity of actions of international organizations in Georgia.

    NATO partnership policy is developing and covering new regions as
    well as setting new priorities with a strategic goal of enhancing
    security and stability.

    South Caucasus was declared NATO's geographical priority. New
    partnership tools and schemes of cooperation including the IPAP are
    introduced well adjusting them to already existing ones and making a
    good use of both. Joining by Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan of the
    IPAP process is a promising step towards promoting regional as well
    as Euro-Atlantic security," Razuks said.
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