It is not waning interest in the countries, but the European Union’s desire to enhance the efficiency of the bureaucratic staff that accounts for EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton’s proposal to abolish the posts of EU special representatives in the South Caucasus and Moldova, Chairman of the Heritage parliamentary faction Stepan Safaryan told NEWS.am.

According to him, during the years of cooperation with the South Caucasus and Moldova, the EU has elaborated effective ways of communication.  Moreover, the EE has its offices in the countries. “So, in a sense, the EU commissioners duplicated the local offices. I think that Ashton Catherine’s proposal was aimed at putting an end to this practice,” Safaryan said.