The EU plans to use high-level political meetings, education, trade and a string of new EU institutes across Central Asia to nurture stability and diversify gas supplies, according to a draft German policy paper to be attached to the June EU summit conclusions, seen by EUobserver.
"The EU has a strong interest in a peaceful, democratic and economically prosperous Central Asia...Gas deliveries from the region are of special importance to the EU," says the 10-page document, written by th...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.