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EU aims at closer transatlantic partnership

16 September 2010 17:59 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The European Union (EU) declared a desire to strengthen the transatlantic partnership in draft conclusions for an informal meeting here Thursday, APA reports quoting Xinhua News Agency.

At the European Council meeting, heads of the EU’s member states decided to concentrate on ways of creating an effective EU-U.S. partnership based on the bloc’s respective strengths, specificities and common values.

The next European Council meeting, due to be held in October, will define the key political messages that the EU’s representatives will present to the EU-U.S. summit, scheduled to open on November 20 in Lisbon, Portugal.

According to the document, the transatlantic partnership should focus on the ways to maximise the benefits of the parties’ economic relationship, to work more closely on key international issues and to face global economic and security challenges.

Catherine Ashton, high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, was also invited to develop ideas on how Europe and NATO could further strengthen their cooperation in crisis management.