Foreign Affairs Council - November 2012

	Story Title Story Description	Foreign Affairs Council - November 2012 The Foreign Affairs Council takes place on 19 November in Brussels.
	Video Title Video Description	Roundtable Extracts from the roundtable during the Foreign Affairs Council on 19 November in Brussels.

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Shooting Date	19-11-2012	Country	Belgium	Town	Brussels

Background	The Council, chaired by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, debates the latest developments in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, focusing on Syria, as well as recent events in Gaza. More generally, ministers take stock of the Middle East Peace Process. Ministers also discuss the situation in Ukraine, following the elections of 28 October. The Council exchanges views on the EU’s relations with Cuba and the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ministers adopt conclusions on some of these issues. During a joint lunch, EU foreign affairs and EU defence ministers examine the situation in Mali and planning for a possible EU operation to train Malian defence forces.

Background

The Council, chaired by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton, debates the latest
developments in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, focusing on Syria, as well as recent events in Gaza. More generally, ministers take stock of the Middle East Peace Process.
Ministers also discuss the situation in Ukraine, following the elections of 28 October. The
Council exchanges views on the EU’s relations with Cuba and the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Ministers adopt conclusions on some of these issues. During a joint lunch, EU foreign affairs and EU defence ministers examine the situation in Mali and planning for a possible EU operation to train Malian defence forces.

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00:00:01		Erkki TUOMIOJA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Keywords : FAC \| Tuomioja Duration : 00:00:04
00:00:05		Didier REYNDERS, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign, External Trade and European Affairs of Belgium; Laurent FABIUS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France; Jean ASSELBORN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg Keywords : Reynders \| Asselborn \| Fabius Duration : 00:00:15
00:00:20		Carl BILDT, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden; Laurent FABIUS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France (2 shots) Keywords : Bildt Duration : 00:00:11
00:00:31		Didier REYNDERS, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign, External Trade and European Affairs of Belgium Duration : 00:00:04
00:00:35		Paulo Sacadura Cabral PORTAS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal Keywords : Portas Duration : 00:00:05
00:00:40		Erato KOZAKOU-MARCOULLIS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus (2 shots) Keywords : Kozakou Marcoullis Duration : 00:00:11
00:00:51		Villy SØVNDAL, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark; Jean ASSELBORN, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxemburg; Edgars RINKEVICS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Latvia Keywords : Søvndal \| Rinkēvičs Duration : 00:00:07
00:00:58		Carl BILDT, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:03		Karel SCHWARZENBERG, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic Keywords : Schwarzenberg Duration : 00:00:07
00:01:10		Štefan FÜLE, European Commissioner in charge of Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy; Laurent FABIUS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France Keywords : Füle Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:15		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:20		Nickolay MLADENOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria; Miroslav LAJCAK, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic Keywords : Lajcak Duration : 00:00:06
00:01:26		William HAGUE, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Keywords : Hague Duration : 00:00:08
00:01:34		Nickolay MLADENOV, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria; Miroslav LAJCAK, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic; William HAGUE, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:18
00:01:52		General view Duration : 00:00:08
00:02:00		Karel SCHWARZENBERG, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic; Catherine ASHTON, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Keywords : Ashton Duration : 00:00:08
00:02:08		Audronius AZUBALIS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania; János MARTONYI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary Keywords : Martonyi \| Ažubalis Duration : 00:00:06
00:02:14		Dimitros AVRAMOPOULOS, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece Keywords : Avramopoulos Duration : 00:00:02
00:02:16		General view Duration : 00:00:10
00:02:26		Catherine ASHTON, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Duration : 00:00:02
00:02:28		Roundtable (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:14

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Foreign Affairs Council - November 2012

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