EU - Turkey Ministerial Meeting (Troika)

Date: 21.4.2009 — 21.4.2009
Venue: Prague
Category: Third Country Meetings
Theme: General Affairs and External Relations

Information on the plenary EU - Turkey meeting at ministerial level

Preliminary programme:

11:00 – 12:00 Photo opportunity at the arrival of delegations
12:00 – 12:10 Photo opportunity “tour de table” - EU – Turkey Troika meeting
15:30 – 16:00 Press conference

Information:

The meeting will address the EU – Turkey relations, Turkey’s progress in the accession negotiations with the EU, energy security and other topical regional and international issues – Middle East peace process, South Caucasus, Pakistan and India.

The meeting will be attended by President of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council Karel Schwarzenberg and Member of the European Commission Responsible for Enlargement Olli Rehn. The Turkish delegation will be headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan. Turkish State Minister for European Affairs and Chief Negotiator with the EU Egeman Bağiş will also take part in the meeting. Carl Bildt, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, the next country to hold the Presidency, also agreed to participate.

Meeting venue:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Černínský palác (Czernin Palace)
5 Loretánské Square, Prague 1

Information for media representatives:

Press centre:

venue: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Czernin Palace
equipment: telephone lines for international calls, internet – RJ-45 connection and Wi-Fi, printer, photocopier, fax machine
Wi-Fi connection: MZV-press0 (Great Hall)
MZV-press2 (press room)
encryption WEP
key 1: 0000000000 (10x0)
the press conference, taking place in the Great Hall, will be broadcast in the press centre
opening hours: 21 April 2009 - from 11:00 until 17:00