Foreign Affairs Council, 23 May 2016

Summary:

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council was held on 23 May 2016. The agenda includes the following items:

• Adoption of conclusions on the EU regional strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the Da'esh threat;
• Discussion on the external aspects of migration, followed by the adoption of conclusions:
  • Briefing on the implementation of the Valletta action plan;
  • Review of the state of play of dialogues with partner countries;
  • Briefing on the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement;
• Adoption of conclusions on the EUNAVFOR MED 'Operation Sophia'.

Before the Council meeting, EU foreign ministers took part in the 7th annual Eastern Partnership (EaP) ministerial meeting.

• Primary Source

News

The Wall Street Journal, 22/05/2016: Libya Requests EU Help Training Security Services http://www.wsj.com/articles/libya-requests-eu-help-training-security-services-1463940918

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