Brussels, 20/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - EU Foreign Affairs Ministers, meeting on Monday in the General Affairs-External Relations Council, chaired by Ursula Plassnik, have given the European Commission a mandate to begin negotiations with Iraqi authorities on a trade and cooperation agreement. No dates were set by the Council, given the political uncertainty which continues to reign in Iraq, still awaiting the formation of a government after last December's elections. As soon as the Iraqi...