Council stresses cooperation with ASEAN

The pressure of urgent matters at hand prevented ministers from holding a lengthy "strategic discussion" about EU-Asia relations at their Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 22 June as planned. The Council published two conclusions, one on the forthcoming elections in Myanmar/Burma , reiterating the EU's "strong commitment to and continued support" for the country's democratic transition, while also urging the authorities to tackle the "migratory crisis in the Andaman Sea" affecting the Rohingya people. The other conclusions underlined the strategic…