Press Release
Jean Asselborn to meet Sergej Lavrov on 9 February 2005 in Moscow

Date of release : 07-02-2005

Policy area : General Affairs and External Relations

Jean Asselborn, current President of the Council of the European Union and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, will be in Moscow on 9 February 2005 for a meeting with Sergej Lavrov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The discussions will focus on the strategic partnership between the European Union and Russia, and the priorities of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the field of external relations.

The two parties are expected to exchange views on a range of regional and international topics, such as the situation in the Middle East, the Balkans, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and the South Caucasus.