Brussels, 23/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the EU Council adopted conclusions on the interim report presented by the Irish Presidency, the Council Secretariat and the Commission on "An EU Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East", a strategy which is primarily directed at the countries of North Africa and the Middle East and which will be discussed at the Summit on 17 and 18 June. The Council mandated the authors of the report to pursue "intensive consultations...