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Ashton reiterates EU commitment to Lebanon's security and prosperity
EU Foreign Affairs chief Catherine Ashton on a visit to Lebanon has stressed the importance of de-escalating tensions in relation to the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Ashton was in Lebanon yesterday and today, holding talks with President Michel Sleiman, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and caretaker Prime Minister Nagib Miqati.   “In all...
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EU-Ukraine agreement to bring about irreversible changes in Eastern Europe, says Civil Society Forum Steering Committee
This year is crucial forlaunching new contractual relations between the EU and the most advanced Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, the Steering Committee of the EaP Civil Society Forum has said in a statement issued on Monday. In particular, the signature of the Association Agreement (AA) with Ukraine at the forthcoming EaP summit in Vilnius will be a...