Borrell Urges Not to Allow “Astanisation” Of Conflicts in Karabakh, Syria and Libya
According to Azerbaijan in Focus, reporting Turan News, the Head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, believes that Russia and Turkey’s sphere of influence in the region can be described as the “Astanisation” process (referring to the Astana negotiating format on Syria) of the conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria and Libya, that is, pushing the EU from the settlement process.
He made the corresponding statement in his blog on Thursday:
“In such conflicts as Nagorno-Karabakh, Libya and Syria, we see a form of ” Astanisation” of regional conflicts (in relation to the Astana negotiating format on Syria), which leads to the exclusion of Europe from the process of resolving regional conflicts in favor of Russia and Turkey,” he said.
According to Borrell, the EU should be present where the interests of the Union are at stake. “Therefore, we need to close many gaps in our capacity, and be present and active where our interests are at stake,” he added.