Press Release: EU-Japan Summit – 5 June 2007

The 16th Summit between the European Union (EU) and Japan will be held in Berlin on 5 June 2007. Alongside European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the EU will be represented by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana. Discussions will cover political and economic aspects of the EU-Japan relationship, global issues, in particular climate change and energy, WTO and Doha Development Round, and Intellectual Property Rights and innovation. Leaders will also discuss a range of key international issues covering East Asian regional co-operation, including North Korea and China, relations with Russia, Afghanistan, and Iran.