"South Caucasus: Closer EU Links Delayed By Azerbaijan's Tussle With Cyprus, Persisting Conflicts
By Ahto Lobjakas
Belgium -- EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner during a news conference to present European policy to stem spread of bird flu, Brussels, 13 Jan. 2006
EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner (file photo)
(epa)
The visit by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU's external relations commissioner, to the three South Caucasus countries last week brought no tangible advances in the bloc's relations with the region. Talks between the EU and Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on the 'action plan' for closer links drag on. Meanwhile, no breakthroughs have materialized in the region's 'frozen conflicts' -- in fact, in Georgia, tensions related to South Ossetia appear to be on the increase."
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