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More than 40 European countries gather in Dublin on security

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More than 40 European countries gather in Dublin on security

More than 40 European countries are taking part on Thursday 12 November in a summit focused on the continent’s security, amid new discussions on the war in Ukraine. The European Political Community brings together Volodymyr Zelensky, Mark Carney and Mark Rutte, according to France 24 Afrique.

More than 40 European countries gathered in Dublin on Thursday 12 November for a European Political Community summit focused on the continent’s security. The meeting comes as the United States backs a new initiative aimed at reviving discussions on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, reports France 24.

European and British heads of state and government are taking part in the meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, according to France 24.

The meeting comes after Zelensky arrived in Ireland on Wednesday, the day after talks in Abu Dhabi that he described as constructive. On the same day, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to France 24.

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