44. Emphasises the importance of exchanges and cooperation in the fields of research science,
educationandtheeconomy;callsontheCommissiontoprovideitssupport,particularlyinrelationtoexchangesofstudentsandresearchers;
45. Emphasisesthehighqualityofspaceresearchundertakenbystrategicpartners,includingRussia,
andtheimportancethereforeofcooperatingwithRussiainthatfield,inordertoenablebothpartiestobenefit;
46. Emphasisesthe commoninterest inworking onacommonstandardforthird generation (3G)
mobilecommunications;
47. PointsoutthatRussia’sparticipationintheEU’ssixthresearchframeworkprogrammerepresentsan
importantcontributiontofuturerelationsandthatconsiderationshouldalsobegiventoanappropriateshareinthefinancing;
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48. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisrecommendationtotheCounciland,forinformation,tothe
Commission,thegovernmentsoftheMemberStates,theaccedingandcandidatecountries,theRussianStateDumaandFederalGovernment.
P5_TA(2004)0122
EUpolicytowardsSouthCaucasus
EuropeanParliamentresolutionwithaEuropeanParliamentrecommendationtotheCouncilon
EUpolicytowardstheSouthCaucasus2003/2225(INI))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheproposalforarecommendationtotheCouncilbyPerGahrtononbehalfofthe
Verts/ALEGrouponEUPolicytowardstheSouthCaucasus(B5-0429/2003),
/dash having regard totheCouncilJointActionof7July2003concerning theappointmentofanEU
SpecialRepresentativefortheSouthCaucasus,
/dash havingregardtothePartnershipandCooperationAgreementswithArmenia,AzerbaijanandGeorgia,
/dash havingregardtotheEuropeanUnionProgrammeforPreventionofViolentConflicts,endorsedbythe
EuropeanCouncilinGöteborgon15/16June2001,
/dash havingregardtotheCouncilJointActionof25June2003regardingacontributionfromtheEuro-
peanUniontotheconflictsettlementprocessinGeorgia/SouthOssetia,
/dash havingregardtotheconclusionsadoptedon19November1999bytheOrganisationforSecurityand
CooperationinEurope(OSCE)attheIstanbulsummit,
/dash havingregardtotherecentparliamentaryandpresidentialelectionsinArmeniaandAzerbaijan,
/dash havingregardtothechangeswhichGeorgiaunderwentinNovember2003(‘roserevolution’),witha
newpresident,theformingofagovernmenton25January2004andtheforthcomingparliamentaryelectionsof28March2004,23.4.2004EN C98E/193 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash havingregardtoitsresolutionof20November2003onWiderEurope/dashNeighbourhood:anew
frameworkforrelationswithoureasternandsouthernneighbours(1),
/dash havingregardtothestatementadoptedatthemeetingoftheEUForeignMinisterson26January
2004instructingtheCommissionandtheHighRepresentativetoexaminehowArmenia,AzerbaijanandGeorgiacouldbeincludedinthenew‘WiderEurope’initiative,
/dash havingregardtoitsResolutionof18January2001onthevisaregimeimposedbytheRussianFeder-
ationonGeorgia(
2),
/dash havingregardtoitsResolutionof11March1999onsupportforthepeaceprocessintheCauca-
sus(3),
/dash havingregardtotheReportof4April2003ofitsadhocdelegationtoAbkhazia/Georgia(4),
/dash havingregardtotheCommunicationfromtheCommissiontotheCouncilandtheEuropeanParlia-
mentof9February2004onrelationswithRussia(COM(2004)106),
/dash havingregardtoRule49(3)andRule104ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash havingregardtothereportoftheCommitteeonForeignAffairs,HumanRights,CommonSecurity
andDefencePolicyandtheopinionoftheCommitteeonIndustry,ExternalTrade,ResearchandEnergy(A5-0052/2004),
A. whereastheSouthCaucasuscountries(Armenia,Azerbaijan,Georgia)areallmembersoftheCouncil
ofEuropeandoftheOSCE,underliningthecommondestinythattheysharewithEurope,
B. whereastheSouthCaucasusbridgesEuropewithCentralAsiaandwillinthefuturebeaneighbouring
regionoftheenlargedEU;whereasthecountriesofthisregionarefavourablydisposedtomutually
beneficialpartnershipswiththeEU,
C. whereasthesecountrieshavestressedonmanyoccasionstheirEuropeanvocationshowingadeep
interestingettingclosertotheEUwithaviewtomakinganapplicationformembershipinthelongterm;whereastheresumptionofregionalcooperationistoberegardedasanessentialstepinthisdirection,
D. whereasyearsofwarsandturmoilhavebeenfollowedbyaperiodofcontinuinginstabilityinthe
region;whereasuntilnowonlylimitedprogressinstatebuilding,democratisation,consolidationoftheruleoflaw,securingreligiousfreedomandeconomicreformhasbeenmadeandtheregioncon-
tinuestoruntheriskofbecomingcaughtinadownwardspiralofinsecurityandconflict,whichpreventssustainabledevelopmentandinhibitspoliticalreforms,
E. whereas continuing conflicts and tensions between the three countries concerned are obstructing
furtherEuropeanambitions,
F. whereasthereisaconcernoverthelackofrespectfordemocraticvalues,theruleoflawandfunda-
mentalrightsintheregionandaneedforfurtheradministrativeandpoliticalreformsinordertosecurefurtherstability,
G. whereastheelectionswhichtookplacein2003inthethreecountrieshavebeenmarkedbywides-
preadirregularitieswhichledtheOSCE,theCouncilofEuropeandtheEUobserverstostatethattheyfellshortofinternationalstandards,
(1) P5_TA(2003)0520.
(2) OJC262,18.9.2001,p.259.
(3) OJC175,21.6.1999,p.251.
(4) PE331.196.C98E/194 EN23.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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H. whereas the presidential elections which took place on 4January 2004 in Georgia, constituted,
according to international observers, an improvement on previous votes and showed that thecountry’snewleadershipiscommittedtodemocracy,
I. whereastherecenteventsprovedoncemorethefragilityofGeorgianinstitutionsandtheurgencyofa
planfortheconsolidationofdemocracyandthebeginningofaprocessofreconciliationbetweenallthepartiesoftheGeorgiansociety,
J. whereasthereisaneedtocreateconditionswhichareconducivetodurabledemocraticstabilityinthe
SouthCaucasusandtogiveimpetustoeconomicdevelopmentandcross-bordercooperation;whereasthistaskcannotbeaccomplishedwithoutsubstantialinternationalpolitical,diplomaticandeconomic
assistance,
K. whereas the current deadlock in the peace processes in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-
Karabakh is the main obstacle to resumption of dialogue and development of genuineregionalcooperation,
L. whereasinallthethreeareasofconflict,Russiacanmakeadecisivecontributiontoattemptstoreach
apeacefulandlastingsettlement;whereas,inparticular,withoutapoliticalendtothewarinChech-nya,itwillnotbepossibletobringaboutstabilisationintheCaucasus,
M. whereasattherecentOSCEMinisterialSummitheldinMaastrichton1/2December2003,theEU
reaffirmedtheneedtoreachanearlyagreementbetweenthepartiesonthedurationandmodalitiesofthefunctioningoftheRussianmilitarybaseswithintheterritoryofGeorgia,
N. whereasconflictsintheregionhavedrivenhundredsofthousandsofpeoplefromtheirhomesand
notallofthemhavebeengrantedthestatusofrefugeeorInternallyDisplacedPerson(IDP);whereasmanyareinurgentneedofassistancetoensurethattheirbasicneedsaremet,aswellastheneedforaccesstoeducationfortheirchildrenintheirmothertongue,
O. whereasinpastyears,theEUhumanitarianaidfortheregiondecreasedsignificantlydespitecontinu-
ingneedforfood,healthcareandbasicproductsforIDPsandrefugees,aswellasforinhabitantsofareasofimmediatetension;whereasin2002nohumanitarianaidwasprovidedforIDPsandrefugeesinAzerbaijan,
P. whereastheissueoftheclosureoftheMedzamornuclearpowerplant,whichislocatedinanearth-
quakezoneinArmenia,isespeciallysensitivebecauseoftheshortagesofelectricity,andbecausepriordevelopment of alternative energy supply is needed; underlines the need to develop an effectiveregionalenergymarket,toimprovetheefficiencyoftheelectricitygridandestablishanenergy-savingpolicy,
Q. whereas,duetoitsgeographicallocation,theSouthCaucasuscanplayanincreasedroleinstreng-
theninginternationalsecurity;whereasifitisinsteadleftoutoftheevolvingnetworksofinterdepen-denceandcooperation,thesusceptibilityoftheSouthCaucasusstatestothedangerofinstabilityfromneighbouringregionswouldincrease,
R. whereastheEUprovidessignificantassistancetotheSouthCaucasusstatesintheformofgrantsfor
implementationofmajortransport,energyandtelecommunicationprojects,aswellasassistanceinstructuralreform;whereas,regrettably,ithasnotyetdevelopedanambitiousstrategy,totheextentthatthesethreecountriescontinuetodaytobeexcludedfromthe‘WiderEurope/dashNewNeighbour-hood’initiative,23.4.2004EN C98E/195 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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S. whereasinthecomingdecadetheregionwillbecomeincreasinglyimportantforenergysupplytothe
EU,whichistheworld’slargestimporterofoilandgas,
T. whereastheInogateandTracecaassistanceprogrammesarecrucialforpromotingdevelopmentof
economiccooperationwithandamongtheSouthCaucasusstates,
U. whereascriticismshavebeendirectedbyinternationalcivilsocietyagainsttheBaku-Tbilisi-Ceyhanoil
pipelineproject,
V. whereasformsofregionalcooperationaretakingshape,asillustratedbythecreationoftheGUUAM
Union(Georgia,Ukraine,Uzbekistan,Azerbaijan,Moldova)andtheBSDCOrganisation(BlackSeaEconomicsCooperation),thelatteristheonlyorganisationwhereGeorgia,ArmeniaandAzerbaijanmeetregularlyandexchangecontacts;highlightsthatcountriesthathavethepotentialtobeinvolvedareexcludedduetotheexistingconflicts ,whereastheEUshouldfindwaystodulysupportsuch
formsofregionalcooperation,
W. whereastheEUhasagreatpotentialtoplayaconstructiveroleintheregionasacivilpower,with
experienceinsuccessfullyemployingeconomicincentiveslinkedtopoliticalanddiplomaticinitiatives,andasanactorwiththecapacitytoshareresponsibilitytogetherwithothermajorinternationalactorsforpromotingpeaceandsecurityintheregion,
X. whereastheEUmustplayanincreasedroleintheSouthCaucasus,especiallyintheareaofconflict
resolution,politicalandeconomicreformandintra-regionalcooperation,
1. AddressesthefollowingrecommendationstotheCouncil:
/dash toestablishasetofinitialminimumrequirementsfortheSouthCaucasuscountriestofulfil,inorder
tobeincludedinthe‘WiderEurope/dashNewNeighbourhood’policies;toincreaseEUeffortsforpeaceandstabilityintheregion,throughthecreationofstrongerincentivesforreformandforcooperationamongpartiestoconflicts;increasedEUengagementintheregionshouldbebasedonawillingnesstoactasmediatorinconflictsandpromoterofreforms;EUassistanceanddeepenedcooperationshouldbeclearlylinkedwithprogressinkeyareassuchasconflictresolution,respectforfundamentalrights,theruleoflawanddemocraticvalues,andprogressmeasuredagainstclearbenchmarks;
/dash tosupportthepromisingrenewalinGeorgiathroughdemocratisationprogrammes;/dash torequesttheCommissiontoenhanceEUassistanceprogrammes;toconductadialoguewithTurkey
onitsandtheEU’spoliciesandactionsvis-à-vistheregion;
/dash tourge,inthisregard,Turkeytobefullycommittedtoitscandidatestatusandtotakethenecessary
stepstoestablishgood-neighbourlyrelationswiththecountries,withparticularregardtotheliftingthe trade restrictions and the gradual reopening of the land border with Armenia; the EuropeanParliamentreiteratesitspositionsetoutinitsResolutionof18June1987onapoliticalsolutiontotheArmenianquestion;callsonTurkeyandArmeniatopromotegoodneighbourlinessinordertodefuse tension and calls on Turkish and Armenian academics, social organisations and NGOs toembarkonadialoguewitheachotherinordertoovercomethetragicexperiencesofthepast;
/dash tofollowupitsappointmentofanEUSpecialRepresentative fortheSouthCaucasus,whichthe
EuropeanParliamenthascalledfor,andprovidinghimwithallthenecessaryresourcestomakehisactioneffectiveandvisibleandtoenablehimtocontributebothtoimplementingtheEU’spolicygoalsintheregionandtobringingthepoliciesofthethreestatesintheregionclosertogetherwithaviewtothedevelopmentofacommonapproachtotheircommonproblems;C98E/196 EN23.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash tokeeptheEuropeanParliamentinformed,viatheEUSpecialRepresentative,aboutdevelopmentsin
theregionandtheworkcarriedoutbytheEUSpecialRepresentative;hisregularreports,aswellasthefinalcomprehensivewrittenreportattheendofthemission,whicharerequiredundertheJointAction,shouldalsobepresentedtotheEuropeanParliament;
/dash tourgeMemberStateswhichareinvolvedinconflictsresolutionintheregiontoactivelycooperate
withtheEUSpecialRepresentative;
/dash togivetheSouthCaucasusregionadefinedstatusinthe‘WiderEurope/dashNewNeighbourhood’
policy,inaccordancewiththeprincipleofavoidingthecreationofnewdividinglinesinEurope,tostimulatethecountriesintheregiontoadvanceinpoliticalandeconomicreforms,whileatthesametimeconfirmingtheEU’swishtoincreaseitspoliticalandconflictresolutionrolesintheregion;
/dash toconsider,neverthelessthatbeyondtheconcernsaboutconflictresolution,bringingtheEUcloserto
theSouthCaucasuscountries,membersoftheCouncilofEurope,whoselong-termEuropeanvocationhasbeenacknowledgedmanytimes,willallowthecreationofademocraticareaofstability,prosper-ityandgoodneighbourlyrelations;
/dash tomaintaintheprincipleofcooperation,bothwithintheregionandwiththeEU,asakeyobjectivein
developingrelationswiththeSouthCaucasusregionandtheneighbouringcountriesandinpromot-ingintraregionalcooperation;
/dash toensurethatthereformofthefinancialprotocolswillnotresultinfailuretosupplyurgentlyneeded
aidandsupport;
/dash torequesttheCommissiontofurthersupporttheSouthCaucasusAnti-DrugProgrammemanagedby
theUNDPwhichisofgreatimportanceforsocio-economicandpoliticalstabilityoftheSouthernCaucasus;
/dash togiveitsfullsupporttotheOrganisationforSecurityandCooperationinEurope(OSCE)andtothe
UnitedNationsintheireffortstosolvetheregionalfrozenconflicts;tocommittheEuropeanUniontoactasmediatorinthesearchforpeacefulsolutions;
/dash tocalluponallthecountriesintheregionnottoblockeffortstobringthethreestatesclosertogether
bydemandingaresolutionoftheNagorno-Karabakhconflictasaprecondition;
/dash toensuretogetherwiththeCommission,thefulluseofCommunityinstrumentsforconflictpreven-
tion, focusing on humanitarian assistance for IDPs and refugees, de-mining, food security, watersupplyandenvironmentavoiding,however,theduplicationofexistinginternationalmechanismsforconflictresolutionandreconciliation;theEuropeanParliamentunderlinesthatexistingagreementsandcommitmentsinrelationtoconflictzonesandsecurityarrangementsmustberespected;
/dash toincludethequestionofthethreepeaceprocessesinSouthCaucasusandthefutureoftheregionin
thedevelopmentoftheEU-RussiapartnershiptocreatethenecessarymomentumtoovercomethepresentdeadlockandtoengageRussiainalong-termpolicyofconflictmanagement;theEuropeanParliamentrejectstherecentstatementsbytheRussianPresidentPutinandForeignMinisterIvanovstatingthatRussiaretainstheoptiontomakeuseofpre-emptivestrikesonborderingcountriesincaseofdanger;
/dash tourgetheRussianFederationtorespectitscommitmentstakenin1999OSCEIstanbulSummiton
thereductionandwithdrawaloftheRussianmilitaryforcesfromtheterritoryofGeorgiaandtotakenotethatthefreeconsentofthehostcountryismandatoryforthepresenceofforeignmilitarybasesonitsterritory;theEuropeanParliamentpointsouttotheGovernmentofGeorgiathenecessitytotakeearlymeasurestoaddresssocialandeconomicconsequencesofthewithdrawaloftheRussianmilitarybases;23.4.2004EN C98E/197 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash to increase with the Commission TACIS- democracy programmes for the region with regard, in
particular,totheconsolidationofdemocraticinstitutions,thedevelopmentandstrengtheningofcivilsocietyandthesupportforindependentmedia;
/dash to express concern to the Azerbaijani authorities about the human rights situation and the
independenceofthemediainthecountry;tourge,inparticular,theAzerbaijanigovernmentandthecompetentauthoritiestocarryoutafull,transparentandthoroughinvestigationabouttheeventswhichtookplaceafterthepresidentialelectionsof15October2003;
/dash toactupontheEuropeanParliament’sproposaltodevelopaStabilityPactfortheSouthCaucasus,
drawinglessonsfromtheexperienceoftheStabilityPactforsouth-eastEurope;suchapactshouldincludeneighbouringstatesandotherimportantactorsintheregionandterritorieswithbreakawaypretensionsshouldbeinvolvedinanappropriateway;
/dash topromote,intheframeworkoftheproposedStabilityPact,economiccooperationintheareasof
loweringtradebarriers, developmentofenergy, transportandcommunicationnetworks,increasedfreedom of movement for persons, improved border management, measures against cross-bordercrimeandcooperationonenvironmentalissues;theEuropeanParliamentconsidersthatprogressintheseareasontheonehandandondirectsecurityissuesontheothercouldbemutuallyreinforcing;
/dash torequesttheCommissiontosetuptwinningprogrammesbetweenNagornoKarabakh,SouthOssetia
andAbkhaziafromoneside,andregionswithspecialstatusintheEUcountriesfromtheothersidesoastoexchangeexperiencesandfindconcretesolutionswhichrespecttheprincipleofterritorial
integrityofthecountriesconcernedaswellastherightofself-ruleforminorities;
/dash tofollowclosely,togetherwiththeCommission,developmentsinGeorgia,toprovideallnecessary
financialandtechnicalassistancetotheauthoritiessoastosupport,stabiliseandrebuildtheinstitu-
tionsandtodefineastrategyforreformsandprepareforthcomingelections,inparticulartherepeatparliamentaryelectionsplannedfor28March2004;
/dash toaskfromthethreecountries,Armenia,AzerbaijanandGeorgia,whereforeigninvestmentisnecess-
arytotheirdevelopment,thecreationofstrongandtransparentlegalframeworkthatwillensuresuchinvestmentsandtofullysupportsuchinitiativesfromthem;
/dash toensurethattheEuropeanInvestmentBankalsograntscreditstothecountriesofSouthCaucasus,in
particulartoprojectssupportingsmallandmedium-sizedbusinesses,andforsustainableinfrastructureinvestments;
/dash torequesttheCommissiontogiveprioritytoaugmentingprogrammesgivingstudentsfromtheSouth
CaucasustheopportunitytostudyatuniversitiesandcollegesintheEuropeanUnion;
/dash tosetupsomespecifictoolsforculturalandscientificcooperationwiththeSouthCaucasuscountries
intheframeworkofthePartnershipandCooperationAgreementconcludedwiththesestates;con-siders,therefore,thatforexample,aninvolvementoftheUnionintheArmenianCandelsynchrotronproject wouldbeasign ofencouragement tothisproject which concerned chiefly the Europeanscientificteams;
/dash totakefullyintoaccounttheimportanceoftheEUfurthersupportingtherehabilitationofenergy,
transportandtelecommunicationnetworksintheregion;
/dash togiveconsiderationtofinancialsupportfordevelopmentoftheenergysupplysystemintheregion
withparticularregardtoArmeniaandGeorgia,takinginconsiderationtheEUappliedpolicyinthecaseofSoviettypenuclearreactorsinLithuania,Slovakia,andBulgaria,esspeciallyfortheMedzamornuclearpowerplant;C98E/198 EN23.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash tofullytakeintoaccountthestrategicimportanceoftheBaku-Tbilisi-Ceyhanpipeline;tourgethe
countriesconcernedtoapplytothisprojectthestandardsprovidedinCouncilDirective85/337/EECof27June1985ontheassessmentoftheeffectsofcertainpublicandprivateprojectsontheenviron-ment(
1)and,furthermore,toavoidanystepswhichcouldresultincreatingconditionsforadditional
instabilityandinsecurityintheregion;theEuropeanParliamentpointsout,thatparticularaccountmustbetakenofsecurityandanti-terrorismmeasuresinconstructingthepipeline;
/dash tocallonthestatesoftheregiontopromoteopencooperation,fromwhichnoneofthestatesis
excluded,withregardtotheuseofenergyresourcesandroutesofpipelines,inordertomakeaneffectivecontributiontorestoringregionalstability;
/dash to call on the Commissionand the Member States, as regards the transport of oil, to use their
influencetoensurethatnosingle-hulltankersleaveCaspianandBlackSeaportstosailinthosewatersand,asregardstheamendmenttotheMarpolConventionadoptedinDecember2003,whichlaysdownatransitionalperiodto2010,totightenuptheprovisionsstillfurther,whichcouldbeachievedif,forexample,theMemberStatesweretorequesttheIMOtodeclaretheCaspianSeaandtheBlackSeaparticularlysensitiveareas;
/dash tosupportthedevelopmentandstabilityofArmenia,AzerbaijanandGeorgiaandtorefrainfromany
involvementinconflictsbasedontheimportanceofoilintheregion;
/dash toexpressconcernattherecentdecisionoftheRussianFederationtointroducethefacilitatedvisa
regimetothecitizensofAdjaria,withoutconsultingGeorgianauthorities,aswellasofrecentarrange-
mentstospeeduptheprocessofprovisionofRussiancitizenshiptothecitizensofAbkhaziaandAdjaria;
/dash tofindanoverallsolutiontotherefugeeproblem,whichaffectsallofthestatesintheregion;topoint
out that, while refugee return shouldformpart ofnegotiated settlements,refugees anddisplacedpersonsshouldnotbeexploitedastoolsinconflicts;torecommendthatthecountriesconcernednotexploittheplightofdisplacedpeople,butmakeeveryefforttograntthemphysicalsecurityandwell-being;
/dash toinsistthatundernocircumstancesshouldthedisplacedpopulationbeusedasanargumentfor
politicalaimsandthatdurablesolutions,includingintegrationforthosewhowishtointegrate,shouldbeelaboratedandimplementedwithoutdelayinfullco-operationwiththeinternationalcommunity;
/dash togivehighprioritytothecreationofthenecessaryconditionsforthesafeanddignifiedreturnof
IDPstotheGalidistrictinAbkhazia;toemphasisethedutyofallrelevantpartiestocooperateinordertomakethispossible;
/dash todevelopmulti-presidencyprogrammesforcooperationonJusticeandHomeAffairswiththeSouth
Caucasusstates,emphasisingthefightagainstterrorism,organisedcrime,drugtrafficking,smallarmstrading,kidnapping,andothercriminalactivitieswithimportantdestabilisingeffectswhichleadtoinsecurityandweakenthestateandsocialstructures;
/dash towelcomeindividualMemberStates’provisionofassistanceinareassuchasthestrengtheningof
bordercontrols,taxcollection,customsandthefightagainstcorruptionandterrorism;believesthatMemberStateswithrecentownexperienceintransitiontodemocracyandfunctioningmarketecon-omycandeliverparticularlyvaluableassistanceandadvice;callsforthispotentialtobeharnessed;
(1) OJL175,5.7.1985,p.40.23.4.2004EN C98E/199 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash topointouttothecountriesthattheflexiblemechanismsoftheKyotoProtocolcouldhelpthemto
investandmodernise;
/dash toremindthethreeSouthCaucasusRepublics,especiallyAzerbaijanandGeorgiawhichhavecon-
cludedreciprocalBilateralImmunityAgreementswiththeUS,thatthesupportfortheInternationalCriminalCourtisanimportantelementofcooperationwiththeEU;
2. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisRecommendationtotheCounciland,forinformation,tothe
Commission,theUN,theOSCEandtheCouncilofEuropeaswellastheGovernmentsandParliamentsofArmenia,Azerbaijan,Georgia,Russia,TurkeyandIran.C98E/200 EN23.4.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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