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.

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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