Tomorrow (Tuesday, 13 March) in Berlin, the Foreign Minister Troika of the European Union will meet with a delegation from the Republic of Indonesia for talks.
Discussions will focus on relations between the European Union and Indonesia as well as regional and topical international issues.
The Indonesian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister N. Hassan Wirajuda, the European Union delegation by Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Representatives of the European Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union will also take part in the talks. Mr Manuel Lobo Antunes, Secretary of State at the Portuguese Ministry for European Affairs, will also be present on behalf of the upcoming Portuguese EU Presidency.
The meeting comes in the run-up to the 16th EU-ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Nuremberg from 14-15 March, which will be attended by some 40 ministerial delegations from the EU Member States and the 10 members of the ASEAN association. This year marks the 30th anniversary of EU-ASEAN relations. For further information please consult the Presidency website at http://www.eu2007.de.
E D I T O R S T A K E N O T E !
PHOTOCALL AND BRIEF STATEMENTS AFTER THESE TALKS
Venue: Federal Foreign Office
Old building (Altbau), 2nd floor, press briefing room
Entrance: Werderscher Markt 1, Atrium (Lichthof)
Time: Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 16.00 h rpt 16.00 h
(Admission from 15.30 h rpt 15.30 h)
