EU, Georgia Discuss Energy Security
The EU Troika delegation, which visited Georgia on April 20-21, said energy security was among the issues discussed during the talks with Georgian officials.
Hans Winkler, State Secretary of Austrian Foreign Ministry and the head of the EU Troika delegation, said at a news conference on April 21 that “there is an increased interest of the European Union in the region” and one of the reasons behind this is the issues related with the EU’s interest to diversify of energy supplies and transits.
He said that the EU is actively engaged in discussions over these issues with Russia, Central Asian and South Caucasus states.
Georgia’s EU Neighborhood Policy Action Plan was also discussed during the visit. Hans Winkler said that “the main massage we have conveyed” was that ties between EU and Georgia and other countries of the region should be based on common values like democracy, rule of law, human rights, market economy and peaceful resolution of conflicts.
