By KUNA
Brussels : European Union Foreign Ministers will hold an in-depth discussion on the Middle East during their informal 2-day meeting in Slovenia on Friday and Saturday.
Ministers will examine the Middle East peace process, the situation in Lebanon, the role of Syria, Iran, and the activities of terrorist organisations, according to a statement by the current Slovenian EU Presidency.
Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel will brief the meeting on his recent visit to the region.
EU-Russia relations, developments in the Balkans, and intercultural dialogue are also on the agenda.
The EU Foreign Ministers’ informal meeting has taken place since 1974.
It is referred to as the Gymnich meeting. The name Gymnich comes from the German castle near Bonn, where the first ever meeting of this kind was held, during the German EU Presidency in 1974.