Georgia discusses EU’s foreign ministers meeting in Luxemburg

The EU's 28 foreign ministers discuss Georgias progress towards closer association with the EU at a Luxembourg summit, on 21 October.

The EU foreign affairs ministers council, chaired by the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton examines the situation in the EU's Southern neighborhood. It is expected the ministers to thrash out issues with the expected negotiations on EU-Georgia association agreement.

In preparation for the Eastern Partnership summit (EaP) on 28-29 November in Vilnius, the Council will take stock of developments regarding the EU's Eastern Partnership. The partnership launched in May 2009 with the aim of accelerating political association and deepening economic integration with six Eastern partner countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

In this context, Ukraine dominates EUs foreign ministers discussions in Luxemburg to examine if the EU requirements for the signature of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement have been met, as talks on the release from prison of former Prime Minister YuliaTymoshenko gather steam.

Highest representatives of the EU institutions, 28 EU member states and the six E

astern European partners are expected to take part in the third EaP Summitin Vilnius.