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High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Angelino Alfano
ROME, Feb 27 (KUNA) -- High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini underlined the need for beefing up joint European defense system.
In joint press conference with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, the visiting EU policy chief expected the upcoming EU meeting, to be held in Brussels next Monday, will take important decisions on this issue.
She pointed out that the meeting, which would be attended by minister of defense and foreign affairs, would take all necessary decisions to develop a joint effective defense and security system.
The EU favors the soft power, but it is also a military power, she stressed. (end)
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