Oliver McTernan holds meetings in Brussels, 11th July 2012

Oliver spent the day in Brussels on 11th July where he had several meetings in the EU headquarters to discuss the evolving events in the Middle East North Africa region and in the Middle East peace process. He met with Dr Andres Reinicke, the new Middle East envoy, Christian Berger, the director of the Middle East North Africa region, Julian Braithwaite, the UK’s Representative on the EU’s Political and Security Committee, as well as desk officers for Egypt, Tunisia, Palestine and Israel. It provided a useful opportunity to exchange perceptions and to discuss opportunities for common action.