EU - India Ministerial Meeting (Troika)

Date: 29.6.2009 — 29.6.2009
Venue: Prague - Czech Republic

Preliminary programme:

10:45 – 11:00 Photo opportunity upon the arrival of the EU delegation

12:30 – 12:45 Photo opportunity upon the arrival of the delegation of India

15:00 - 15:10 Photo opportunity “tour de table” – ministerial Troika EU - India

16:45 - 17:15 Press conference

Information:

On 29 June 2009, an EU-India Troika ministerial meeting will take place in Prague. The meeting will be attended by the EU GAERC President, Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Jan Kohout, the EU Commissioner in charge of External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, and the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, Javier Solana. India’s delegation will be led by Federal Foreign Affairs Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna. The meeting will also be attended by Swedish State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage.

The participants will address the EU – India relations and the cooperation between the EU and India in specific areas – a free trade agreement, a maritime agreement, energy and the strengthening of political dialogue in the fields of human rights and the fight against terrorism.