The European Union has a wish to take an active part in the conflict settlement in the South Caucasus, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby stated March 21 at a briefing concluding his first visit to Georgia. "The EU has a wish to participate in each measure for the resolution of the South Ossetian problem and other conflicts," Mr. Semneby said. At the same time he noted that it's still premature to speak of EU's joining the Compound Control Commission on the Georgian-Ossetian conflict settlement. He said his main effort at the post of the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus will be bent at the assistance in conflict settlement. When touching upon the conflict settlement on the territory of Georgia, Mr. Semneby noted that "the efforts the Georgian government exerts for establishing contacts with the separatist regions are important." "We will try to support these measures. I would also like to call on the Georgian authorities to act purposefully but cautiously and without hurry to avoid any kind of escalation," Peter Semneby said, reported Georgian media.