The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union (EU) and of the League of Arab States (LAS) gathered in Athens, on 10-11 June, for the Third Ministerial Meeting between the EU and LAS. The meeting was convened at the invitation of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Dr Nabil Elaraby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, and Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Morocco, and was hosted by Evangelos Venizelos, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece.

On the occasion of the meeting, the ministers adopted a declaration expressing their determination to address together common political, economic, and security challenges with a view of sharing a better future for all; welcoming Euro-Arab co-operation as a means to provide an integrated regional response to strategic challenges, to ensure capacity building within the LAS institutional set-up and to further develop technical exchanges.

Read below the full text of the Declaration.

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