Ministerial session of UNGA58

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to speak on behalf of the European Union on the morning of 23 September after the opening of the debate by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.

The Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini have numerous meetings scheduled throughout the week, both on the level of the EU Presidency as well as on a national level.

On Monday the 22nd the Prime Minister will participate in a conference of Heads of State and Government on terrorism organised by the Norwegian Prime Minister and by Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel.

On Wednesday the 24th Berlusconi and Kofi Annan will sign a declaration on EU-UN cooperation in crisis management.

On Friday the 26th the Quartet (USA, EU, Russia and UN) will meet on the Foreign Minister level to examine the situation in the Middle East and the initiatives to be undertaken.

The main meetings of the European Union envisaged in conjunction with the UN General Assembly Session include:

- Meeting of EU Ministers-Russian Federation (23 September)
- EU Troika with UN Secretary General (24 September)
- EU Troika with the countries of the San Josè Group (24 September)
- EU Troika with Sri Lanka (25 September)
- EU Troika with President of the Iraq Governing Council Chalabi (25 September)
- EU Troika with Mercosur (25 September)
- EU Troika with Neutral and Non-Aligned Countries (25 September)
- EU Ministers-United States (26 September)
- EU Troika the People's Republic of China (26 September)
- EU Troika with the Andean Community (26 September)
- EU Troika with the Rio Group (26 September)
- EU Troika with the Gulf Cooperation Council (26 September)

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