Press Release: Ahead of Rio+20: Climate change and sustainable development to be discussed at the EU-Pacific Islands Forum meeting

The European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will attend in Auckland the EU-Pacific Islands Forum Ministerial Meeting, along with Christian Friis Bach, Minister of Development Cooperation of Denmark, who represents the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission Catherine Ashton.

A wide range of issues affecting the region will be discussed, such as climate change, sustainable development, economic stability, growth and trade, and development cooperation. The positions ahead of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on sustainable development of 20-22 June will also constitute a part of the debate and focus on how the EU and the Pacific could reach a substantial outcome in Rio+20 especially around the adoption of concrete goals and targets supporting the transition to an inclusive green economy.

European Commission: Memo./12/435: Pacific Islands - EU relations: Focus on climate change http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/435&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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