Brussels, 10/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - At the first General Affairs Council under the French Presidency (which was to resume late afternoon, following the IGC Ministerial session, see following page), the foreign ministers also broached the following topics:
Follow-up to the European Council of Feira. In the field of Esdp (security/defence) the Council was briefed on the working agenda up to the Nice Summit and took note of three documents that will serve as basis to that end, among others that establishing EU/NATO ad hoc groups.
Lebanon: the Fifteen decided to broach as "evaluation meeting" the Conference that the Lebanese Government is to convene to discuss possible aid to reconstruction;
Middle East. Over lunch, the Fifteen assessed the situation before the Camp David Summit.