European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) and Swedish Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors address at a news conference during an informal EU Defence Minister meeting in Gothenburg September 29, 2009. Ministers voiced support on Tuesday for a plan to establish training missions for Somali security forces outside the war-torn country, Solana said. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) and Swedish Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors address at a news conference during an informal EU Defence Minister meeting in Gothenburg September 29, 2009. Ministers voiced support on Tuesday for a plan to establish training missions for Somali security forces outside the war-torn country, Solana said.

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  4. European Union foreign affairs chief Spanish Javier Solana gestures during a press conference following talks between Iran and six world powers to discuss the Islamic republic's disputed atomic programme on October 1, 2009 in Geneva. World powers and Iran agreed in principle on the export of Iranian uranium to third parties for full enrichment, EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana said following crunch nuclear talks.
  5. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrives for a media conference after a meeting on nuclear power of Iran in Geneva October 1, 2009. Six world powers met with Iran in Switzerland on Thursday for talks U.S. officials said would need to convince them Tehran was prepared to show it was not hiding plans for a nuclear bomb.
  6. European Union foreign policy Chief Javier Solana, right, sits next to US chief negotiator William Burns, left, at the opening of the Geneva nuclear talks on Iran's atomic programme in Geneva, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The U.S. and five other world powers began high-stakes talks Thursday with Iran to demand a freeze of its nuclear activities, with a senior U.S. official saying Washington is open to rare one-on-one talks with Iranian diplomats.
  7. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Oct. 30, 2009. The European Union is seeking to maintain a united stand on climate change Friday by giving leeway to poorer member states to pay less into global climate aid fund.
  8. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Oct. 30, 2009. The European Union is seeking to maintain a united stand on climate change Friday by giving leeway to poorer member states to pay less into global climate aid fund.
  9. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  10. Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite (R) arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  11. Hungary's Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  12. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  13. Sweden's Defense Minister and President of the EU Council Sten Tolgfors, addresses the media at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. The European Union may launch its mission to train Somali forces as early as next month, the bloc's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Tuesday.
  14. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, left, and Sweden's Defense Minister and President of the EU Council Sten Tolgfors address the media at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. The European Union may launch its mission to train Somali forces as early as next month, the bloc's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Tuesday.
  15. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) and Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors give a press conference on November 17, 2009 after the second working session of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council with EU defense ministers at EU headquarters in Brussels.
  16. EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) and Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors give a press conference on November 17, 2009 after the second working session of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council with EU defense ministers at EU headquarters in Brussels.

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