THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/africa

EU and AU want to “work together to overcome consequences of postponing EU-Africa Summit”, says Mr Asselborn - Mr Adeniji and Mr Solana stress link between security and development - Africa is “absolute priority” for us, says Mr Michel - Reform of UN and seats on Security Council

Brussels, 11/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - At a press conference to mark the end of the fourth meeting between the EU Troika and the African Union (AU) in Luxembourg on 11 April, the President of the Council of the EU, Jean Asselborn, stressed that the creation of the AU in 2002 had given impetus and extra quality to the relationship, which is one “between equals”. Today, said the Luxembourg minister for foreign affairs, I have submitted to my partners a “non-paper with a few areas for...