Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 to 18, inclusive, together.

I attended the Eastern Partnership summit in Warsaw on 29 and 30 September. I had bilateral meetings on the margins of the meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte; Chancellor Faymann of Austria; the Prime Minister of Finland, Jyrki Katainen; President Yanukovych of the Ukraine; the Prime Minister of Moldova, Vlad Filat; and President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia. I also spoke informally with several other EU leaders.

I will also attend the British-Irish Council in Dublin in November, and the European Councils in Brussels on 17 and 18 October and 9 December. I hope to be in a position to travel to China later this year, subject of course to final agreement with the Chinese authorities. Other arrangements, including for meetings with key European partners, are being prepared and will continue to be based on assessment of strategic priorities and dates. I will continue to keep the House informed.

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