EU countries' foreign ministers will meet in Luxembourg on Monday to discuss the situations in Libya and Yemen, EU relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.


LUXEMBOURG (Sputnik)�� EU countries' foreign ministers will discuss in�Luxembourg on�Monday the proposals for�maintaining security in�Libya and the course of�nuclear talks with�Iran, as�well as�meet with�their counterparts from�the Eastern Partnership (EaP), an initiative governing EU relations with�the post-Soviet states.

The first issue on�the agenda is relations of�the European Union with�Latin America and the Caribbean. A summit on�EU's relations with�the countries of�the region will be held in�Brussels on�June 10-11.Later in�the day, the ministers will discuss the situation in�Libya. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is due to�present options for�EU action that would contribute to�strengthening security in�the country in�case of�formation of�a national unity government in�Libya.

The European Union does not exclude the possibility of�sending a mission to�Libya to�protect key political and economic targets, but�the possibility of�a military operation is ruled out.

The ministers will also discuss the migration policy, which is closely related to�the situation in�Libya. After another boat with�700 migrants capsized while crossing from�Libya to�Italy, Mogherini said EU member states should take urgent action to�protect migrants trying in�the Mediterranean.The working lunch will be devoted to�the situation in�Yemen, where the Saudi-led coalition is conducting a military operation against�Houthi rebels since�late march, and then Mogherini will brief the ministers on�the nuclear talks with�Iran, which should result in�a comprehensive agreement by�the end of�June.

In the evening, the ministers will meet with�their counterparts from�the the Eastern Partnership, which includes Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia and Azerbaijan, to�discuss the Eastern Partnership Summit, scheduled for�May 21-22 in�Riga, Latvia.

No decisions on�sanctions the European Union imposed against�Russia over�Ukraine crisis are not expected at�the ministerial meeting.


By Sputnik News