EU Ambassador: EU three FMs to explore possibilities to enhance cooperation

EU Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell echoed an upcoming South Caucasus trip of Austrian, Lithuanian and Romanian Foreign Ministers and their visit to Georgia.

“They are coming here as a consequence of a discussion that was held recently between EU Foreign Ministers about this wide region including the issues of security, the open conflicts that are plaguing in the wider region.

It will be the opportunity for these Foreign Ministers, who are coming here on a specific mandate from EU High Representative Borell, to have meetings here in Georgia with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, to discuss some of these challenges, to explore what are the possibilities to enhance cooperation.

And at the end of tomorrow, there will be a press point where the three FMs will be summarizing the results and their impressions from the three trips,” the EU Ambassador said.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, mandated three foreign ministers’ visit to the South Caucasus region on June 25-26.

Alexander Schallenberg, Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria, Lithuanian FM Gabrielius Landsbergis and Romanian FM Bogdan Aurescu will focus on the regional security risks and territorial conflict-related threats during the Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia tour.