On Monday, 22 May 2006 the meeting of Foreign Ministers EU Troika with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will take place in Vienna. In addition to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, the meeting will be attended by the Foreign Minister of Niger and current chair of ECOWAS, Aïchatou Mindaoudou, the Foreign Minister of Ghana, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo and the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, Mohamed Ibn Chambas. State Secretary Pertti Torstila from Finland and Stefano Manservisi, Director-General for Development representing the European Commission, will also be at the meeting.
The main topics on the agenda will be the political developments in West Africa, such as the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau and Togo, economic relations between the EU and West Africa and current regional issues.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs invites the press to the following two events:
1. Film and photo opportunity before the meeting:
Place: Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Minoritenplatz 8, 1014 Vienna
Time: Monday, 22 May 2006, 11.00
You are requested to arrive by 10.20 at the latest to allow for security checks. Registration for the film and photo opportunity does not guarantee you will be able to participate, owing to space constraints.
2. Press conference following the meeting:
Place: Press centre of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Minoritenplatz 8, 1014 Vienna
Time: Monday, 22 May 2006, 14.00
You are requested to arrive by 13:20 at the latest..
Registration for these events must be made EXCLUSIVELY through the Press Department of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
To register for these events, you must complete the accreditation form and return it by email to pk-anmeldungen@bmaa.gv.at or by fax to ++43 (0) 50 1159 204. Please indicate on the form the press event for which you wish to register (film and photo opportunity and/or press conference).
Media representatives who have already completed this form for another Austrian Presidency event need only communicate the following data by email to pk-anmeldungen@bmaa.gv.at or by fax to ++43 (0) 50 1159 204:
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Participation in film and photo opportunity and/or press conference
Please note that registered media representatives ONLY will be admitted. A valid press card or letter of confirmation from the media organisation must be presented at the entrance in Minoritenplatz 8. Media representatives will be collected from the visitors lounge.
Contact:
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