High Representative/Vice-President Mogherini visits Washington

EU News 13/2015

22 January 2015

On her first trip overseas, High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini visited Washington to discuss key areas of cooperation on global issues and current hot spots as well as the future of the transatlantic partnership.

Speaking at a joint press conference with US Secretary of State, John Kerry, Mogherini said: "The strong partnership between the European Union and the US is in our DNA. It's in our history and it's our job to make it our future as well."

Mogherini highlighted the good transatlantic cooperation on Ukraine and Russia as well as on the global fight to counter terrorism. "This is not a fight between the West and Islam; this is a fight against terrorism that unites us all, Europeans, Americans, Arabs, Africans, Asians- everywhere." The HR/VP also highlighted the joint work in the Balkans, on the Middle East Peace Process and on the post-2015 development agenda.

Source and additional information:
http://eeas.europa.eu/top_stories/2015/220115_us_trip_washington_en.htm

Federica Mogherini visit to US. EU High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and US Secretary of State John Kerry hold a joint news conference after their meeting at the State Department in Washington on January 21, 2015. Photo by Yuri Gripas URL

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