US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell Thursday discussed, via telephone, a range of issues of common interest in the context of the Transatlantic Partnership.
During the meeting, they launched a new bilateral Dialogue between the European External Action Service and the U.S. Department of State on China, said in a press statement of the US Department of State.
EU’s Borrell and Secretary Pompeo welcomed the start of this dialogue as a dedicated forum for EU and U.S. experts to discuss the full range of issues related to China.
They also agreed to continue meetings at the senior official and expert levels on themes including human rights, security, and multilateralism.
The next high-level meeting between the Deputy Secretary of State and European External Action Service Secretary General will be held in mid-November 2020.
Pompeo and Borrell called on the Belarusian authorities to engage in a meaningful dialogue with civil society and also assessed the situation in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, statement reads.
