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Plenary session of Foreign Ministers at Fifth EU-LAC Summit opened by Slovenian Dimitrij Rupel



Minister dr. Rupel (foto: Bobo)

Lima, 15 May 2008 - The President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council, Dr Rupel, opened the plenary session of Foreign Ministers at the EU-LAC Summit. In his opening speech, he expressed the conviction that a strategic partnership between the European Union and Latin America can be established on the basis of an understanding of mutual interests, needs and positions.

Information on the 5th Summit between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean, 16 May 2008

The 5th European Union-Latin America and the Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit will be organised in Lima, the capital of Peru, on 16 and 17 May 2008.The EU-LAC Summit is one of the major events during the Slovenian Presidency and will be attended by representatives from 60 countries.The summit will be co-chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia and President of the European Council, Janez Janša, and by the president of Peru, Alan García. The aim of the summit is to strengthen the strategic partnership between the regions based on mutual respect and trust, as well as on shared values, economic, political, cultural, historical and, last but not least, on human bonds.

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