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Statement concerning the situation in Togo issued on 25 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement on the situation in Nepal issued on 28 February 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement on Somalia issued on 7 April 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement on Tibet issued on 6 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement concerning the elections in Guinea Bissau issued on 1 August 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Statement on the Andijan trial issued on 18 November 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

I have the honour to bring to your attention a statement on the situation in Nepal, issued on 28 February 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to bring to your attention the statement on Somalia issued on 7 April 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement concerning the situation in Togo, issued on 25 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

Statement on Nepal's media ordinance, issued on 28 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Briefing by the Chairman in Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Representatives of Burundi, the African Union Commission, the European Union Presidency and MONUC attended as observers.

The Bureau held consultations with representatives of the European Union in March 2005 (under the Presidency of Luxembourg) as part of the ongoing effort to build a constructive relationship with European Union members on issues of common concern.

Iran statement by the Presidency on behalf of European Union leaders meeting at Hampton Court, 27 October 2005

The active support of the European Union, led by the United Kingdom presidency from the outset of the process, has also been invaluable.

Briefing by the Chairman in Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Statement concerning the latest developments in the Bakassi peninsula issued on 13 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

At present, plans are being formulated with the Luxembourg presidency of the European Union Council to jointly organize journalist tours to European Union and United Nations projects in developing countries.

After the summit, China took over the rotating presidency.

The chairman in office of the Bosnia and Herzegovina presidency, Covic

Mr. Carvell (United Kingdom), speaking as a representative of the current holder of the presidency of the European Union (EU), said that the delegations of EU member States had held informal consultations on the queries that had been raised at the previous meeting regarding possible EU ratification of the draft convention.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on Tibet issued on 6 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

Korean peninsula statement on the resumption of the six party talks issued on 13 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union

Sarkozy regards an EU economic government as a way to preserve his leadership in the EU beyond France s Council presidency, which is now ending. Although the Czech Republic will assume the EU presidency in January, this has not prevented the French President from convening a new EU summit under Sarkozy s leadership in the first half of 2009.

Sweden s assumption of the EU Presidency this month should help these efforts. However, it comes at a time when the Union s eastern neighborhood faces severe challenges, with the financial and economic crisis hitting many of the partner countries hard.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on the Andijan trial issued on 18 November 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement concerning the elections in Guinea Bissau issued on 1 August 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

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I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on Nepal's media ordinance, issued on 28 October 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement on the resumption of the six party talks issued on 13 July 2005 (see annex).

Within days of the votes, they failed to agree on the EU budget for 2007 13. French and British leaders engaged in a heated quarrel that derailed the subsequent summit, before Britain assumed the rotating six month EU presidency in July.

Martti Ahtisaari, Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairman in Office for Central Asia has visited the country three times.

This is not the happiest of times to be the OSCE Chairman in Office.

None of this will be easy, not only because Europe s relationship with Russia has grown so chilly, but also because Putin is understood to despise the EU as politically impotent. Russian leaders may have misinterpreted as a sign of weakness Europe s representation at last month s EU Russia summit by two Portuguese politicians European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso and Prime Minister Jose Socrates, whose government currently holds the revolving EU presidency.

I have the honour to draw your attention to the statement concerning the latest developments in the Bakassi peninsula, issued on 13 July 2005 by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union (see annex).

During the 1990 s, the US and Europe erred in treating Russia with benign neglect. It would be a mistake for Russia to respond in kind today by seeking to prolong the PCA negotiations in the hope that a possibly more amenable EU president may one day offer softer terms. We, like all EU presidencies, will be representing the wider Union interests when we negotiate.

The EU s German Presidency, which I know shares the ambitious view of the Treaty, is working hard on finding a way out of the deadlock at this month s European Council. Those countries that have stepped forward as friends of the Constitution have also been making clear that the initiative they launched in Madrid will support the German Presidency s efforts.

On that occasion, Greece took over from Romania the Chairmanship in Office of SEECP for the next term.

4. Welcomes, in that context, the meetings of the Secretary General of the United Nations with the Chairman in Office and the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, of the President of the United Nations Security Council with the Chairman in Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the participation of high level United Nations representatives in meetings of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Conference of Ministers of Gender Equality

Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk (Special Representative of the CIO, Poland)

The European Union Presidency issued a statement on 2 February expressing deep concern about the dissolution of the multiparty Government in Nepal and the assumption by the King of executive powers, and calling for the speedy restoration of multiparty democracy.

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I endorse the statement of the European Union (EU) presidency.