Minister for Foreign Affairs, Miche l Martin TD and the newly appointed Minister for Defence Tony Kileen TD will be appearing at tomorrow’s (22nd) meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs. The meeting will take place at 11:30 am in Committee Room 1 of Leinster House.
The Minister’s presence at the meeting will allow committee members to question him regarding government policy concerning a number of significant issues before he attends the upcoming meeting of the General and Foreign Affairs Councils in Luxembourg next week.
The Foreign Affairs Council will also discuss the Common Defence and Security Policy, therefore the Minister for Defence will also attend the meeting.
Some of the other items due for consideration include:
The establishment of the new European External Action Service
The Citizen’s Initiative
The situation in Burma
Afghanistan
Iran, including the nuclear issue and the human rights situation
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