16/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - Ashton in Washington. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton is currently in the United States (16-18 May) for talks, inter alia, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossmann. She will also meet King Abdullah II of Jordan. The main topics of discussion in Washington will be Libya, Syria, the Middle East peace process, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Balkans. (H.B./transl.rt)