Brussels, 09/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - At the fourth UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC IV, 9-13 May, see EUROPE 10355) which opened in Istanbul on Monday 9 May, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso restated the EU's solidarity with these 48 countries and their population of 880 million, more than half of whom live in extreme poverty. He also said the EU was fully committed to the success of the conference and was promoting a positive and ambitious outcome “based...