German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed that European Union (EU) presidency France organize a "neighborhood conference" to resolve economic difficulties for Georgia, German government spokesman Thomas Steg said on Saturday.
"This is solely a conference aimed at supporting and strengthening Georgia in economic terms," Steg was quoted as saying by German news agency DPA.
The spokesman said the Caucasus Summit, or "neighborhood conference" in the EU's jargon, is not a conference "aimed at finding a political solution to the conflict."
Apart from EU member states, Merkel proposed that countries neighboring Georgia like Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan should be invited to participate in the meeting.
The proposal had been forwarded to France, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU, and it is up to France to decide.
On Monday, Merkel is to start a tour of Sweden and the Baltic states, aiming to seek common EU response to the Georgia crisis.
Source:Xinhua
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