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EU Troika – United States of America

EU Troika – United States of America
Date: 06.03.2008
Venue: Brussels
Policy area: General Affairs and External Relations
Type of event: Third Country Meetings
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The EU-U.S. Ministerial Troika Meeting is one of the regular forms of dialogue between the EU and the United States. On the part of the EU, the meeting is normally attended by the Foreign Minister of the presiding Member State, the Commissioner for External Relations, and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. The United States is represented by the Secretary of State. The meeting takes place twice a year, alternately in the United States and Europe.

During Slovenia's Presidency of the EU Council, the EU-U.S. Ministerial Troika Meeting will be held in Brussels. The European Union will be represented by the President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel; the Commissioner for External Relations, Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner; and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana. From the U.S. side the meeting will be attended by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

The meeting will discuss regional topics, including  Kosovo and the Western Balkans (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran, Israel and Palestine-related matters, Syria and Lebanon. The agenda will also include Africa (Kenya and Chad) and bilateral matters such as preparations for the next EU-U.S. Summit and the visa regime.

The Slovenian Presidency would like to strengthen transatlantic relations in terms of their strategic nature founded on common values and interests, as well as on close cultural, economic, social and political ties. The EU-U.S. Ministerial Troika is a working meeting forming an important part of the preparations for the EU-U.S. Summit to be held in June 2008 in Slovenia.



 

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Date: 07.03.2008