Dick Spring
Question:38 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the agenda for the General Affairs Council meeting held on 15 September 1997; and the ministerial attendance at that meeting. [14658/97]
Written Answers - General Affairs Council Meeting.
The agenda of the General Affairs Council meeting of 15 September 1997 consisted of the following items:
1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Approval of the list of "A" items
3. Resolutions, Opinions and Decisions adopted by the European Parliament at its part-session (Strasbourg, 14-18 July 1997)
4. Agenda 2000
— General Policy Debate
5. Mediterranean policy
— Progress of negotiations on the EuroMediterranean agreements
6. Cyprus
7. Middle East peace process
8. Iran
9. Democratic Republic of the Congo
10. Angola
11. Albania
12. Former Yugoslavia
13. UN: preparations for the 52nd session
14. Belarus
15. EU-Ukraine relations
16. Council's working methods (General Affairs)
17. Other business
Ireland was represented at the Council by its permanent representative to the European Union.