Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, is greeted by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the Informal OSCE Foreign Minister’s Meeting in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. (John MacDougall/Pool Photo via AP) (Associated Press)BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Turkey, extremism and the European Union’s evolving global strategy are on the agenda for foreign ministers of the 28-nation bloc as they gather in Slovakia’s capital for a two-day meeting. It’s the first EU ministerial meeting in Bratislava since Slovakia assumed the six-month rotating EU presidency in July. The ministers plan to discuss future relations with Turkey as concern about the state of human rights there prompts increased sentiment to suspend EU ascension talks with Ankara. But Slovak Foreign Ministry spokesman Peter Stano says individual participants may discuss that informally on the meeting’s sidelines.

Source: Washington Post September 02, 2016 05:03 UTC