Southern Caucasia

Today, as he said, the South Caucasus is a powder keg as for the North Caucasus, the less said, the better.

extending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus

amending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus

I regard this incident as a very serious one. We want to do everything to help the South Caucasus, but the South Caucasus itself must also make efforts to protect people entrusted to its care.

These words take on their full meaning when applied to the countries of the southern Caucasus.

B5 638 2001 by Mrs Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the Southern Caucasus

extending and amending the mandate of the Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus

amending and extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus

Russia plays a key role in Georgia and the entire Southern Caucasus.

We are the single most important provider of humanitarian assistance to the northern Caucasus and, over the years, we have also been the main provider of humanitarian assistance to the southern Caucasus region.

Today in the South Caucasus there are the unresolved questions of Abkhazia, Nagorno Karabakh, South Ossetia, Adzharia and so on.

Other longstanding Greek populations can be found from southern Italy to the Caucasus and southern Russia and Ukraine and in the Greek diaspora communities in a number of other countries.

The entire issue of the presence of foreign troops in the Southern Caucasus should find a forum in which it can be discussed.

The clothes of Cossacks from Southern Russia include burka and papaha, which they share with the peoples of the Northern Caucasus.

The Lesser Caucasus Mountains partially protect the region from the influence of dry and hot air masses from the south as well.

Here, of course, the countries in the southern Caucasus play an important role, although they will not be direct neighbours of the EU.

That Joint Action foresees a specific role for the EUSR for the South Caucasus. The mandate of the EUSR should therefore be amended accordingly.

I wanted to ask you what the role of the southern Caucasus is in terms of cooperation with the Black Sea states?

The EU would like to help Georgia and other countries of the Southern Caucasus to consolidate their relations with the European Union.

B5 0618 2001 by Mr Haarder, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on developments in relations between the European Union and the Southern Caucasus

The Union has been actively promoting democratisation, development and cooperation in the Southern Caucasus for more than a decade.

Those people probably came from the Caucasus.

The European Union wants to help Georgia, as well as the other countries of the Southern Caucasus to consolidate their relations with the European Union.

I therefore object to the way in which this form of words puts the Western Balkans on the same level as West Africa and the Southern Caucasus.

B5 0624 2001 by Mr Dupuis and others, on behalf of the TDI Group, on developments in relations between European Union and the Southern Caucasus

B5 0649 2001 by Mr Linkohr and others, on behalf of the PSE Group, on developments in relations between the European Union and the Southern Caucasus

During the EU Summit with the three Heads of State and Government of the Caucasus in June of last year, an important declaration was approved which sets out the bases for relations between the European Union and the Southern Caucasus.

Parliament has repeatedly said that it would be desirable to have such a special delegate for the Southern Caucasus or Tibet, for example.

B5 0661 2001 by Mr Gahrton and others, on behalf of the Verts ALE Group, on developments in relations between the European Union and the Southern Caucasus.

Consequently, the dialogue on the Southern Caucasus will regularly continue in high level meetings with Turkey.

It is regrettable that the region of the Southern Caucasus is not included in it, even though we will have immediate external borders with it when Romania accedes to membership.

The mandate of Mr Heikki TALVITIE as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus is hereby extended until 28 February 2006.

Following clashes and allegations of the shelling of Georgian villages by separatists in the breakaway territory of South Ossetia, there are fears that war will once again rage in the volatile South Caucasus.

B5 0630 2001 by Mrs Schleicher and Mr Posselt, on behalf of the Group PPE DE, on developments in relations between European Union and the Southern Caucasus

As regards the three states of the Southern Caucasus, we need Commission delegations at last, not only in Georgia but also in the other two states.

To that end, the EUSR for the South Caucasus, in association with the Commission, shall assess the need for further support to the settlement process in Georgia South Ossetia and make recommendations to the Council, as appropriate.

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Mr President, our document calls on the European Union to give a commitment to making the Southern Caucasus at the forefront of promoting peace, stability and economic development.

EU relations with South Caucasus

I have heard the honourable Member talk in the past about the Caucasus as well.

Mr President, I cherish very intense, personal memories of South Caucasus.

Ajaria is the wettest region of the Caucasus, where the Mt.

On 2 February 2005, the Council adopted Joint Action 2005 100 CFSP, extending the mandate of the EUSR for the South Caucasus until 31 August 2005.

The European Union (EU) has initiated a greater engagement towards the South Caucasus, as the appointment of a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for this region already demonstrated.