Foreign ministries are this evening (5 December) examining plans which could see the EU launch a major security initiative with Middle Eastern countries.
The EUobserver has learnt that proposals are being considered to set up a security dialogue between the EU and countries to the "South and East of Jordan", perhaps including Iran.
Although part of a working paper called "The Strength of EU relations with the Arab world", diplomats say the term Arab may be dropped in order to ram...
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