YEREVAN. - As a result of the appointment of European Union’s (EU) new special representative (Phillip Lefort) for South Caucasus, we can expect the NK peace talks to become active, stated Polish Ambassador to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynsky during a press conference held today. 

“France cannot represent EU’s position in the OSCE Minsk Group, yet it is clear that by representing its own position, France also represents EU’s viewpoint to some extent. As you know, resolution of conflicts is also included in the mandate of EU’s special representative for South Caucasus. I do not wish to call the conflict frozen when people are dying there. I do not see that the format of the talks will change in a foreseeable future, but I am confident that they will become active,” the Ambassador noted.    

In his words, one of the more important conditions for a successful implementation of EU’s regional projects is effective cooperation with all South Caucasus countries. “And how can we talk about cooperation when you cannot visit Baku and your colleagues, Yerevan? That is savagery in the 21st Century. It seems to me that, concomitant to enlargement of EU’s diplomatic activeness, activeness in the talks will also increase, although today it is difficult to say how successful that would be,” Raczynsky concluded.