Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2004
82 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the agenda and matters for discussion at the upcoming EU Foreign Ministers meeting to be held on 16 and 17 April 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10012/04]
View answerThe informal meeting of Foreign Ministers, or Gymnich, takes place every six months and is hosted by the Presidency. It is named after a small suburb outside Bonn which hosted the first such meeting. The purpose of the Gymnich is to facilitate more in-depth or strategic discussions on an informal basis than is usually possible in the monthly formal meetings of EU Foreign Ministers. The Gymnich under the Irish Presidency will take place in Tullamore on 16 and 17 April and arrangements are being finalised. The agenda and matters for discussion at the Gymnich have not yet been decided.
