U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will kick off a 6-day tour to Europe from November 30 to December 5, State Department said Monday.
The secretary will travel to Britain, Belgium, Italy, Finland and Denmark, spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters at the daily press briefing.
"In London, Secretary Rice will meet with Foreign Secretary David Miliband. She will then travel to Brussels to participate in the annual formal meeting of NATO foreign ministers on December 2 and 3."
"After the NATO ministerial, the secretary will go to Rome to meet with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, then travel to Helsinki to participate in the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) ministerial on December 4 and meet with Finnish officials while there as well," said McCormack.
"The secretary's final stop will be Copenhagen, where she will have meetings with Prime Minister Anders Rasmussen and Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller," he said.
The spokesman made no comment on the goals of Rice's European tour, which is expected to strengthen the relationship between the United States and its transatlantic allies.
Source:Xinhua
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