During the Irish Presidency three EPC ministerial meetings are scheduled, one of them the informal weekend meeting. The agenda of those meetings is not set this far in advance and will largely be a function of international developments. Obviously events in Central and Eastern Europe and the future shape of our continent will be a leading priority, but the other priorities will include human rights, the Middle East, South Africa, Central America and the promotion of a political solution in Cambodia. As the Deputy will be aware, in addition to the normal programme of ministerial meetings, the Presidency also called an informal ministerial meeting on 20 Janaury to discuss the Twelve's response to these events.
In addition to the meetings at Ministerial level, at official level there will be monthly meetings of the Political Committee and some 40 meetings of EPC working groups during the course of the six months. These working groups include some which deal with specific geographical regions and some which deal with particular subjects such as the conference on security and Disarmament in Europe and Non-Proliferation. The agenda of these meetings, like all consultations within EPC, is confidential.
Apart from this there are many hundreds of meetings which take place within the framework of EPC each semester between EC missions in third countries, within the United Nations and other fora.