EU-LAC Summit Underway: Jansa Urges Stronger Common Efforts

Lima, 16 May - Leaders of the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean launched in Lima on Friday their summit dedicated to the fight on poverty and climate change. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa called on the two regions to step up common efforts to deal with key issues.

Lima, Peru Group photo of the participants at the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Group photo of the participants at the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru From left to right: Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a group photo of the participants of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
From left to right: Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a group photo of the participants of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at a group photo of the participants of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at a group photo of the participants of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Group photo of the participants at the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Group photo of the participants at the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Group photo of the participants at the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Group photo of the participants at the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Mexico President Felipe Calderon ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Mexico President Felipe Calderon ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Venezuela President Hugo Chavez ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Venezuela President Hugo Chavez ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the EU-LAC summit. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lima, Peru
Peruvian President Alan Garcia (left) and Prime Minister Janez Jansa ahead of the EU-LAC summit.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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