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Eastern Partnership, Russia & Central Asia
Building a common area of shared democracy, prosperity, stability and increased cooperation with in its neighbourhood is a top priority for the EU. To this end the EU has built a close partnership with six countries to its East, with both bilateral and multilateral dimensions. Cooperative relations with Russia, the EU’s largest neighbour and a key regional and global player, are also critical for the EU.
The candidacy of Ms Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle for the post of Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, was submitted in Rome on Monday 17 December 2018. The next Director General will be elected by the 194 Member States of the Organisation during its 41st Conference in June 2019. Ms Geslain-Lanéelle from France was identified as the EU candidate by the Council of the European Union on 15 October 2018.
ASTANA– On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 2018 the International Human Rights Awards ceremony and the solemn reception was held in Astana. The event is organized by the European Union Delegation to Kazakhstan jointly with the Embassies of Canada, Switzerland, the US and the United Nations agencies.
A roundtable in Ashgabat jointly organized by the UNDP country office and the OHCHR regional office on 10 December 2018, attended by the European Union Liaison Office concludes the National Campaign dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
A workshop on External Trade Statistics for East Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Countries including Turkmenistan takes place in Ashgabat on 10 and 11 December 2018. The European Statistical Office, Eurostat* provides and finances expert assistance, contributing to a project on improving foreign trade statistics of Turkmenistan in line with international standards.
The European Union Liaison Office in Turkmenistan participated in the event of ceremonial destruction of seized narcotics and illegal substances held in Ahal Velayat on 8 December 2018, highlighting the continuous support of the counter-narcotics policy of Turkmenistan within the EU funded Central Asia Drug Action Program.
The HRVP did an interview with UzReport Uzbek Tv-Channel while in Tashkent for the Conference on Afghanistan, where she covered a number of topics related to Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Central Asia.
The interview is provided in Russian.
