Last week I met the British Ambassadors to Azerbaijan and Armenia in Yerevan for a short conference. We do this once a year in one of our capitals, to compare notes on working in the South Caucasus, and to look for ways to deliver our shared objectives, particularly on conflict resolution.
One of the things we talked about was the British Council's "Euro skills" projects, which is helping young officials and experts in all three countries to learn the skills they need for working with the European Union. Detailed work like this is does not often make the headlines, but it is an important way of helping Georgia get closer to Europe. We held a reception in Tbilisi to launch the project - it was stimulating and enjoyable to meet the young people taking part.
The European Union's Monitoring Mission is now entering its second year of work. With colleagues from the Embassy and from London. I visited Mtskheta to see how their work with IDPs is going, and to see two IDP settlements. There are newly-arrived British Monitors at Mtskheta, as well as in Gori and Zugdidi. We met them over a drink at the Residence not along ago to say thank you to the old hands and welcome the new ones. This is important work that contributes to peace and security in Georgia, and we are proud of our Monitors.
Posted at 18:36 05 October 2009 by Denis Keefe | Comments[0]
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