Brussels, 10/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The EU interim military body (foreshadowing the Military Committee) will hold on the 11 May, at the seat of the EU Council in Brussels, its first working meeting, at Chief of staff level. The meeting is preceded by short speeches by Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council/High Representative for CFSP and by General Gabriel Espirito Santo, acting as President of the military body.
Let us recall that the Political and Security Committee and the interim military body held their inaugural meetings at the start of March (see EUROPE of 3 March, p.5 and 8 March, p.3) and that, while awaiting the forming of a EU chief of staff, national military experts where attached to the EU Council, under the leadership of Brigadier Graham Messervy-Whiting (see EUROPE of 9 March, p.6 and 10 March, p.4).