Brussels / Athens, 29/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Union's Political and Security Committee and the North Atlantic Council (at ambassadorial level) are holding a further joint meeting at the Council's headquarters in Brussels on 2 April. Talks will essentially be on developments in Macedonia (see yesterday's EUROPE, pages 5 and 6, on Javier Solana's taks with the EP's foreign affairs Committee) and in southern Serbia.
There have already been two Cops/NATO Council meetings this year: the first on 5 February at the EU Council, the second at NATO Headquarters on 14 March (see EUROPE of 16 March, p.6).
In Athens on Wednesday, at a meeting with the Greek members of the WEU Parliamentary Assembly, the Defence Committee of the Greek Parliament launched an appeal to the European Union to assume its responsibilities for peace in the Balkans. Speaking to members, Greek Defence Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos welcomed the EU's "clear-cut political stance" over the Balkans.