German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier used a Tuesday (23 January) meeting with MEPs to sketch out a new "Central Asia Initiative" to bundle together EU security and energy interests in the region for the first time in the EU's 50 year history.
"I'm now convinced more than ever we should formulate a European interest there," the German politician said after touring the region in late 2006. "We should take an initiative...to see if member states are prepared to make a first atte...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.