Date: | 28.03. - 29.03.2008 |
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Venue: | Brdo |
Policy area: | General Affairs and External Relations |
Type of event: | Informal Ministerial Meetings |
More: | On Friday 28 and Saturday 29 March, the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers – the Gymnich – will convene at the Brdo Congress Centre, chaired by the current President of the General Affairs and External Relations Council, the Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Dimitrij Rupel. The meeting will open with an in-depth discussion on the Middle East, in which the Ministers will examine the Middle East peace process and the situation in Lebanon, the role of Syria, Iran and the activities of terrorist organisations. The discussion on Friday will include the subject of relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation. The Slovenian Presidency is preparing the EU-Russia Summit to take place in Russia in June. Discussions will therefore cover the preparations for that summit, an assessment of the situation after the recent presidential elections in Russia and mutual cooperation in general. Saturday's talks will be devoted to the Slovenian Presidency's efforts to consolidate peace and stability in the Western Balkans and to revive the Thessaloniki Agenda with which, in 2003, the European Union had assured all the Western Balkans countries of a future in Europe, i.e. EU membership, subject to fulfilling the necessary conditions. Ministers or representatives of the States from the region will also participate in this session. The meeting will conclude with a lunch, at which the main topic will be intercultural dialogue, one of the Slovenian Presidency's priorities in 2008, the year the European Union has designated the Year of Intercultural Dialogue. Particularly in an area in which people of different nationalities, cultures and religions live together, the European Union should promote dialogue with a view to establishing diversity as a shared value. As has become traditional, this session will be attended by the Foreign Ministers of the EU candidate countries. |
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Bus shuttle for journalists: Ljubljana - Brdo - Ljubljana 89 KB
Bus shuttle for journalists: Bled - Brdo - Bled 87 KB
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Informal Meeting of Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) - Announcement
Middle East and Russia on the first day of Gymnich
EU Foreign Ministers Discuss the Western Balkans
Brdo Presidency Statement: New focus on the Western Balkans
Intercultural Dialogue the Focus of a Working Lunch
Gymnich: Ministers discussed the situation in Tibet
Gymnich: Ministers reacted to "Fitna" Movie
Presidency Press Conference: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Dimitrij Rupel, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Commissioner for enlargement Olli Rehn
Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich) - Day 1 (Arrivals)
Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich) - Day 2