EU, OSCE Welcome Peaceful End to Adjara Crisis

Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), welcomed the recent developments in Adjara and expressed trust that this would hopefully lead to the resumption of normal life and to stability in the region.

He also welcomed the position of the Georgian government to respect the autonomous status of Adjara.

Simultaneously, the Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, congratulated President Saakashvili, the people of Georgia and the government on achieving a peaceful settlement of the situation in Ajara.

Minister Passy has repeatedly stressed the importance of restoring by peaceful means the territorial integrity of Georgia as a crucial prerequisite for the country’s democratization and prosperity, as well as for the stability of the southern Caucasus.

The Chairman-in-Office said he hoped the peaceful resolution of the crisis in Ajara would stimulate fresh efforts to resolve conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.