General Affairs and External Relations

General Affairs and External Relations

12943/02 (Presse 314) *(1(5$/$))$,56$1'(;7(51$/5(/$7,216 2458th Council meeting (;7(51$/5(/$7,216 Luxembourg, 21 October 2002 President : 0U3HU6WLJ0//(5 Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark * 7KHWKVHVVLRQRQ*HQHUDO$IIDLUVLVUHIOHFWHGLQDVHSDUDWHSUHVVUHOHDVH 3UHVVH ,QWHUQHWhttp://ue.eu.int/ ([email protected] )RUIXUWKHULQIRUPDWLRQFDOO±± 12943/02 (Presse 314) 1 (1 21.X.2002 &217(176 3$57,&,3$176 ,7(06'(%$7(' MIDDLE EAST ...................................................................................................................................5 WESTERN BALKANS - Council conclusions ...................................................................................6 KIMBERLEY PROCESS - Council declaration .................................................................................9 RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA .............................................................................................................9 IRAN : HUMAN RIGHTS - Council conclusions.............................................................................10 INDONESIA : FOLLOW-UP TO THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN BALI - Council conclusions .........................................................................................................................................12 IVORY COAST - Council declaration ..............................................................................................15 ESDP ..................................................................................................................................................16 OTHER BUSINESS – International Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation (ICOC) .........................16 – North Korea - KEDO................................................................................................................16 – EU - Africa relations.................................................................................................................16 EVENTS IN THE MARGINS OF THE COUNCIL – Conference on the Northern Dimension ...................................................................................17 – Association Council with Israel................................................................................................17 :KHUH GHFODUDWLRQV FRQFOXVLRQV RU UHVROXWLRQV KDYH EHHQ IRUPDOO\ DGRSWHG E\ WKH &RXQFLO WKLV LV LQGLFDWHGLQWKHKHDGLQJIRUWKHLWHPFRQFHUQHGDQGWKHWH[WLVSODFHGEHWZHHQTXRWDWLRQPDUNV 7KH GRFXPHQWV ZKRVH UHIHUHQFHV DUH JLYHQ LQ WKH WH[W DUH DYDLODEOH RQ WKH &RXQFLO V ,QWHUQHW VLWH KWWSXHHXLQW $FWVDGRSWHGZLWKVWDWHPHQWVIRUWKH&RXQFLOPLQXWHVZKLFKPD\EHUHOHDVHGWRWKHSXEOLFDUHLQGLFDWHGE\ DQ DVWHULVN WKHVH VWDWHPHQWV DUH DYDLODEOH RQ WKH DERYH PHQWLRQHG &RXQFLO ,QWHUQHW VLWH RU PD\ EH REWDLQHGIURPWKH3UHVV2IILFH 12943/02 (Presse 314) 2 (1 21.X.2002 ,7(06$33529(':,7+287'(%$7( (;7(51$/5(/$7,216 ± Belarus - Council declaration ...................................................................................................................................I ± Albania - Stabilisation and Association Agreement ............................................................................................... II ± Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) - Appointment of a new EU Special Representative.......... II ± Transit traffic of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) through Austria ................................III ± Small Arms / South East Europe ...........................................................................................................................III ± EU Report on Human Rights .................................................................................................................................III ± Burma/Myanmar - Common Position and Council conclusions............................................................................III ± Rwanda- Common Position....................................................................................................................................V ± Democratic Republic of Congo- Common Position ...............................................................................................V ± Mexico - Rules of origin........................................................................................................................................VI ± Countries of Central and Eastern Europe / Cyprus / Malta - Information Society Services ..................................VI ± Relations with Russia.............................................................................................................................................VI ± European Economic Area ......................................................................................................................................VI 12943/02 (Presse 314) 3 (1 21.X.2002 3$57,&,3$176 The Governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows: %HOJLXP Mr Louis MICHEL Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs 'HQPDUN Mr Per Stig MØLLER Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Bertel HAARDER Minister for Refugees, Immigration and Integration and Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for European Affairs Mr Friis Arne PETERSEN State Secretary for Foreign Affairs *HUPDQ\ Mr Günter PLEUGER State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs *UHHFH Mr George PAPANDREOU Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Anastasios GIANNITSIS Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs 6SDLQ Ms Ana PALACIO VALLELERSUNDI Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Ramón DE MIGUEL Y EGEA State Secretary for European Affairs )UDQFH Ms Noëlle LENOIR Minister attached to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for European Affairs ,UHODQG Mr Brian COWEN Minister for Foreign Affairs ,WDO\ Mr Roberto ANTONIONE State Secretary for Foreign Affairs /X[HPERXUJ Ms Lydie POLFER Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade 1HWKHUODQGV Mr Jaap de HOOP SCHEFFER Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Atzo NICOLAÏ State Secretary for European Affairs $XVWULD Ms Benita FERRERO-WALDNER Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs 3RUWXJDO Mr António MARTINS da CRUZ Minister for Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities Abroad Mr Carlos COSTA NEVES State Secretary for European Affairs )LQODQG Mr Erkki TUOMIOJA Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Jari VILÉN Minister of Foreign Trade 6ZHGHQ Ms Anna LINDH Minister for Foreign Affairs 8QLWHG.LQJGRP Mr Peter HAIN Minister of State for Europe * * * &RPPLVVLRQ Mr Christopher PATTEN Member * * * *HQHUDO6HFUHWDULDWRIWKH&RXQFLO Mr Javier SOLANA Secretary-General/High Representative for the CFSP 12943/02 (Presse 314) 4 (1 21.X.2002 ,7(06'(%$7(' 0,''/(($67 Ministers expressed their shock at and their condemnation of the terrorist attack perpetrated near Hadera in the North of Israel. On the basis of a presentation by High Representative Solana, they took stock of the situation in the Middle East, including discussions within the "Quartet" on the road map leading towards a final, just and comprehensive settlement with two states living side by side in peace and security by 2005. They expressed concern about the humanitarian situation, as well as about settlements activities in the occupied territories. 12943/02 (Presse 314) 5 (1 21.X.2002 :(67(51%$/.$16&RXQFLOFRQFOXVLRQV "ALBANIA The Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania and invited Albania to take the necessary measures to build up the capacities required to implement the agreement In parallel to negotiations, Consultative Task Force (CTF) meetings will continue to take place in order to encourage further reforms. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA The Council noted the results of the 5 October 2002 elections, which were efficiently organised by the Bosnian authorities. Turnout in the elections was disappointing. The Council reiterated that the only way towards justice, prosperity and closer European integration was through further vigorous reforms as set out in the Stabilisation and Association Process and called for the early creation of new governments committed to these goals. On this basis, the Council reconfirmed the EU’s commitment to actively work with the new authorities to move forward. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA (FRY) The Council regretted that the turnout during the 13 October 2002 elections was insufficient to enable the election of a new President in Serbia, and urged all political parties to ensure that the process of selecting a new Serbian President would be conducted in a manner safeguarding democratic stability in a period of reform. 12943/02 (Presse 314) 6 (1 21.X.2002 The Council welcomed the peaceful and orderly conduct of the legislative elections in Montenegro. It anticipated the rapid formation of a government fully committed to address Montenegro’s reform agenda. The Council called upon the Serbian, Montenegrin and Federal authorities to finalise the text of the Constitutional Charter. It urged all parties to live up to their responsibility to enable the FRY to join the Council of Europe. FRY/KOSOVO The Council called upon the voters of all communities in Kosovo to participate in the 26 October 2002 municipal elections and to seize the chance to have their interests properly represented, thus demonstrating their shared responsibility for the building of a multi-ethnic and tolerant society. The Council noted the need to further promote inter-ethnic reconciliation and to ensure a secure environment for all Kosovars pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244. FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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