Background Discussion with Peter Semneby

Berlin, April 23, 2007

What should be the EU’s strategy in the South Caucasus? Ambassador Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, discussed recent developments in the region with representatives of the German Bundestag and the Foreign Office.

Ambassador Semneby sketched the EU’s Neighborhood Policy in the region and analyzed differences among the three countries of the South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijian. The discussion also focused on the policies of the United States, Russia, Iran, and Turkey toward the region.

The Background Discussion with Peter Semneby continues the Körber Foundation’s interest in the South Caucasus. Previous looks at the region include the 134th Bergedorf Round Table on and a Political Breakfast with Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili .

The Körber Foundation regularly invites a small circle of senior foreign policy practitioners in Berlin to its Background Discussions . As in the Bergedorf Round Table , the confidential discussions take place away from public attention.