PRESS CONFERENCE

European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia

Friday, 24 October 2008 at 14.30

Ambassador Hansjörg HABER, Head of European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM Georgia), will brief the press on Friday, 24 October 2008 at 14.30 during his first visit to Brussels since the launch of the mission on 1st October.

Venue:

EU Council press centre, Justus Lipsius Building, Lipsius room.

Background:

The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia is an autonomous mission led by the EU under the European Security and Defence Policy. The mission’s main objectives are to contribute to stability throughout Georgia and the surrounding region and, in the short term, to contribute to the stabilisation of the situation, in accordance with the six-point Agreement of 12 August 2008 and its subsequent implementing measures. The mission was launched on 1st October 2008. The European presence comprises approximately 350 staff, including personnel of Headquarters and field offices and over 200 monitors.

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