European Union foreign policy director Catherine Ashton is sending her top representative in Central Asia to Kyrgyzstan to see how the EU can help stabilize the situation, officials said Friday.
The country this week saw days of opposition protest and the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev amidst bloody scenes. The latest reports indicate that a fragile calm has returned, but international players are keen to make sure that it lasts, DPA reported.
Ashton has asked Pierre Morel, special representative in Central Asia, to travel to Kyrgyzstan at once, leaving on Saturday morning, Ashton's spokeswoman said.
"The purpose of the visit is to assess the situation after the latest unrest and identify ways in which the EU, in cooperation with its international partners, can facilitate a peaceful, negotiated resolution to the crisis," Maja Kocijancic said in a statement.
Morel would work with EU delegations and international players such as United Nations representative Jan Kubis, Kocijancic said.
Russia has already offered the new Kyrgyz government humanitarian aid. The EU is still assessing the situation and will watch how events develop in the coming days before taking further decisions, Kocijancic said.
EU sends special envoy to Kyrgyzstan
European Union foreign policy director Catherine Ashton is sending her top representative in Central Asia to Kyrgyzstan to see how the EU can help stabilize the situation, officials said Friday.
