Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, for an exchange of views tomorrow, Tuesday, 13 March.
The talks will focus on bilateral, regional and current international issues, as well as relations between the European Union and the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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.
E D I T O R S T A K E N O T E !
PHOTOCALL BEFORE THE TALKS
Venue: Federal Foreign Office
Old building (Altbau), 2nd floor, press briefing room
Entrance: Werderscher Markt 1, Atrium (Lichthof)
Time: Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 10.00 h. rpt 10.00 h.
(Admission from 9.30 h rpt 9.30 h)
