Date: | 09.06.2008 |
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Venue: | Ljubljana |
Policy area: | General Affairs and External Relations |
Type of event: | Third Country Meetings |
More: | The meeting will be headed by the President of the EU General Affairs and Foreign Relations Council, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dr Dimitrij Rupel, and it will also be attended by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Dr Javier Solana, and European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner. The delegation of the People’s Republic of China will be headed by Foreign Minister Mr Yang Jiechi. The meeting will review EU-China relations and progress made in the negotiations for the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the two parties. The interlocutors will also discuss Cross-Strait relations, human rights, climate change, and the resolving of the North Korea nuclear issue. Attention will also be paid to the situation in Burma/Myanmar, Iran and Africa, and to regional integration in East Asia. |
Slovenian Minister Rupel heads EU-Troika meeting with China
Press Conference: Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi, EU High Representative for the CFSP Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner