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Seating problem for Macron's forum as European leaders refuse to be in same room - Levin - 07-10-2022

James Crisp
Thu, 6 October 2022 at 9:37 pm


Emmanuel Macron’s plans for a new European Political Community were almost thrown into disarray by disagreements over where each of the 44 leaders would sit at the summit.

The new forum of EU and non-EU nations, the brainchild of the French president, began in Prague on Thursday.

But officials admitted that finding the right seating plan was a major headache, forcing hours of talks between senior diplomats because of long-standing and new disputes between the countries attending.

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Serbia and Kosovo are both attending the summit, but in a legacy of the break-up of Yugoslavia, Belgrade still refuses to recognise its neighbour as an independent country.

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Meanwhile, Turkey is embroiled in a row with Sweden and is threatening to block the country’s application to join Nato.

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The Turkish president, a Muslim, was said to want to avoid being placed near fellow leaders if they are drinking alcohol. He will also refuse to be associated with his Armenian counterpart, over a long-running dispute over genocide.

Matters are further complicated by September’s border clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which are also both at the European Political Community.

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The Greeks, Cypriots and Turkish delegations also cannot be placed in the same working groups.


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