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Egypt: upheaval in the region requires a co-ordinated global approach, says Brussels (Photo: hhesterr)

Ashton to host global conference on north Africa

European foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is to hold a high-level international conference in Brussels next week aiming to craft a global response to the upheaval in north Africa and the Middle East.

She is inviting senior officials from the United States, Japan, international financial institutions including the World Bank to the European capital, as well as from the region itself, to develop a co-ordinated global response to the historic changes in the region.

"It is essent...

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Egypt: upheaval in the region requires a co-ordinated global approach, says Brussels (Photo: hhesterr)

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