Semneby comments on so-called presidential elections in Abkhazia
The EU special envoy to the South Caucasus Peter Semneby has made comments regarding the so-called presidential elections in Georgia`s breakaway Abkhazia. Semneby said the EU policy consisted of two parts - the first is non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the second -imposition of all kinds of contact with all sides involved in the conflict. Semneby said the election was a political process, an important process for EU, because the leaders of the breakaway region should care the interests of the people of Abkhazia and not only their personal interests. `In any case we are interested in our partners,` Semneby said and emphasized the importance of imposing contacts between the confronted sides. `These contacts may lead us to a fruitful discussion, including legal issues. But prior to this, we should focus on humanitarian, economic and social problems,` Semneby concluded.
The EU special envoy to the South Caucasus Peter Semneby has made comments regarding the so-called presidential elections in Georgia`s breakaway Abkhazia. Semneby said the EU policy consisted of two parts - the first is non-recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the second -imposition of all kinds of contact with all sides involved in the conflict.
