Press Release: 7th Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg, 30-31 May 2005: Agreed conclusions

The 7th Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg on 30-31 May 2005 ('Barcelona VII') allowed Ministers to assess what has been achieved so far and to discuss general guidelines for the future of the

Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, thus preparing the way for the Extraordinary High Level Meeting that will be held in Barcelona on 27-28 November 2005 in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Partnership and define a set of actions for the future. These two events constitute the political highlights of the 'Year of the Mediterranean'.

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 26.5.05: Article by Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign & Security Policy, A new dynamism for the Barcelona Process - a call for vision and effectiveness http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/articles/84995.pdf

Council of the European Union: Press Release: S202/05, 31.5.05) http://consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/discours/85009.pdf

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