Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel met in Strasbourg on Wednesday Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze. The officials discussed the situation in Georgia, which has been rather tense recently.
Baramidze acquainted Rupel with the recent events and expressed concern regarding the reinforcement of the Russian military presence in Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the Slovenian EU presidency said in a statement.
Rupel emphasised that the EU was closely monitoring events and working for a diplomatic solution which would ensure a sustainable peace and appropriate development for the whole of Georgia.
The pair held the talks on the sidelines of a meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, where Rupel discussed cooperation between the EU and the Council of Europe.
He said the cooperation agreement the organisations signed last year had strengthened ties and increased mutual trust.
He added that the Lisbon Treaty opens up a new path for the EU towards the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the presidency said.
Rupel also touched on intercultural dialogue, pointing to the upcoming opening of the Euro-Mediterranean University, with which Slovenia wants to make concrete contribution to strengthening intercultural dialogue in the region.
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