Marcoullis EU foreign ministers pose for a photo during the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Sopot, Poland, . In the upper row from left are Belgium's Steven Vanackere, Sweden's Carl Bildt, France's Alain Juppe, Portugal's Paulo Sacadura Cabral Portas, Finland's Erkki Tuomioja, Germany's Guido Westerwelle,Slovenia's Samuel Zbogar, Czech Republic's Karel Schwarzenberg, Spain's Trinidad Jimenez and Hungary's Janos Martonyi. Center row from left are Romania's Teodor Anatol Baconschi, Bulgaria's Nickolay Mladenov, United Kingdom's William Jefferson Hague, Slovakia's Mikulas Dzurinda, Luxemburg's Jean Asselborn, Latvia's Girts Kristovskis, The Netherland's Uriel Rosenthal, Malta's Chris Said, Estonia's Urmas Paet and Austria's Michael Spindelegger. In the lower row from left are Greece's Stavros Lambrinidis, Ireland's Eamon Gilmore, Denmark's Lene Espersen, European Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, European Union's Catherine Ashton, Poland's Radek Sikorski, European Commissioner Stefan Fule, Cyprus's Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, Lithuania's Audronius Azubalis and Italy's Franco Frattini

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Poland EU Diplomacy, Sopot, Poland

Lene Espersen, Urmas Paet, William Jefferson Hague, Mikulas Dzurinda, Alain Juppe, Paulo Sacadura Cabral Portas Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, lower left, gestures as she speaks with European Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, lower, right, United Kingdom William Hague, center left, and Slovakia Mikulas Dzurinda, as French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, upper left speaks with his Portuguese counterpart Paulo Sacadura Cabral Portas, upper right, prior to a group photo session at the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Sopot, Poland

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (front-r) and Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen (front-l) Chat As Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Stands Behind Them During a Family Photo Session at the Fourth Meeting of the International Contact Group For Libya in Istanbul Turkey on 15 July 2011 Foreign Ministers and Representatives of International Organizations Arrived in Turkey For the Fourth Meeting of the Libya Contact Group Since the Armed Conflict Began the Diplomats Are to Discuss Ways to End to the Five-month Conflict Between Forces Loyal to Leader Muammar Gaddafi and the Rebels Seeking His Ouster the Benghazi-based Opposition Transitional National Council Has Stressed That a Political Solution Would not Include Gaddafi and His Government Turkey Istanbul

Turkey Contact Group on Libya - Jul 2011

(front L-r) Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird European High Representative For Foreign Affairs British Catherine Ashton Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (back L-r) Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Attend a Family Photo Session at the Fourth Meeting of the International Contact Group For Libya in Istanbul Turkey on 15 July 2011 Foreign Ministers and Representatives of International Organizations Arrived in Turkey For the Fourth Meeting of the Libya Contact Group Since the Armed Conflict Began the Diplomats Are to Discuss Ways to End to the Five-month Conflict Between Forces Loyal to Leader Muammar Gaddafi and the Rebels Seeking His Ouster the Benghazi-based Opposition Transitional National Council Has Stressed That a Political Solution Would not Include Gaddafi and His Government Turkey Istanbul

(l-r) Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov Spanish Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez British Foreign Secretary William Hague Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen Attend a Family Photo Session at the Fourth Meeting of the International Contact Group For Libya in Istanbul Turkey on 15 July 2011 Foreign Ministers and Representatives of International Organizations Arrived in Turkey For the Fourth Meeting of the Libya Contact Group Since the Armed Conflict Began the Diplomats Are to Discuss Ways to End to the Five-month Conflict Between Forces Loyal to Leader Muammar Gaddafi and the Rebels Seeking His Ouster the Benghazi-based Opposition Transitional National Council Has Stressed That a Political Solution Would not Include Gaddafi and His Government Turkey Istanbul

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (r) and His Danish Ministerial Colleague Lene Espersen Announce Conclusions of Their Previous Meeting at a Press Conference in Berlin Germany 15 June 2011 Issues Concerning Planned Border Controls at German-danish Border Areas Were at the Core of Their Meeting Germany Berlin

Germany Denmark Diplomacy - Jun 2011

'No One Has the Intention of Building a Wall' Quotes Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen at the End of a Press Conference and a Meeting with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (not in Picture) in Berlin Germany 15 June 2011 Former Head of the Sed (socialist Unity Party of Germany) Walter Ulbricht Disclaimed the Building of the Berlin Wall Exactly 50 Years Ago with the Sentence Issues Concerning Planned Border Controls at German-danish Border Areas Were at the Core of the Meeting Germany Berlin

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (r) and His Danish Ministerial Colleague Lene Espersen Greet Themselves at a Press Conference in Berlin Germany 15 June 2011 Issues Concerning Planned Border Controls at German-danish Border Areas Were at the Core of Their Meeting Germany Berlin

Lene Espersen, Guido Westerwelle Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, left, and her German counterpart Guido Westerwelle arrive for a news conference after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on

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Lene Espersen, Guido Westerwelle Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, left, and her German counterpart Guido Westerwelle brief the media after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on

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Lene Espersen Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen enters a car after a news conference with her German counterpart Guido Westerwelle, not seen, at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on

Guido Westerwelle German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, walks back to his office after a news conference with his counterpart from Denmark Lene Espersen, not seen, at the Foreign Ministery in Berlin, on

Lene Espersen (l) Danish Foreign Minister and Soeren Pind Danish Minister For Refugee Immigration and Integration Affairs and Minister For Development Cooperation Inform the M Edia on the Customs Control Agreement During a Media Briefing in Copenhagen 10 June 2011 Denmarks Minority Government 10 June Failed to Avert a Parliamentary Vote on Its Controversial Plan to Introduce Tighter Border Controls and Now Faces a Potential Cliffhanger Vote the Government Which Lacks an Outright Majority Had Hoped the Parliamentary Finance Committee Would Approve the Plan However the Committee Referred It to Parliament Setting the Scene For a Tricky Vote Denmark Copenhagen

Denmark Politics Border - Jun 2011

Lene Espersen (l) Danish Foreign Minister and Soeren Pind Danish Minister For Refugee Immigration and Integration Affairs and Minister For Development Cooperation Inform the M Edia on the Customs Control Agreement During a Media Briefing in Copenhagen 10 June 2011 Denmarks Minority Government 10 June Failed to Avert a Parliamentary Vote on Its Controversial Plan to Introduce Tighter Border Controls and Now Faces a Potential Cliffhanger Vote the Government Which Lacks an Outright Majority Had Hoped the Parliamentary Finance Committee Would Approve the Plan However the Committee Referred It to Parliament Setting the Scene For a Tricky Vote the Government Insists the Move Would not Violate European Union Rules Such As the Agreement Governing the Border-free Schengen Zone and the Blocs Internal Market Rules the European Commission and Neighbouring Germany Have However Voiced Concerns Over the Plan and Its Ramifications Denmark Copenhagen

Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen (c) Speaks to Reporters Prior to the Third Meeting of the International Contact Group For Libya Which is Held at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates on 09 June 2011 More Than 20 Foreign Ministers and Representatives of Regional and International Organizations Attend the Meeting Including the Gulf Cooperation Council the Arab League the Organization of the Islamic Conference the United Nations the African Union the European Union and Nato the Contact Group's Meeting Assess the International Engagement with Libya and Review Further Action to Implement United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 the Contact Group is Also Expected to Discuss the Best Modality to Support the Transitional National Council As Well As to Further Coordinate International Efforts to Support the Libyan People United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi

Uae Contact Group on Libya - Jun 2011

Front Row From (l-r) Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheik Mohammed Al Sabah Pose For a Group Photo After Attending the Third Meeting of the Contact Group on Libya Which is Held at Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates on 09 June 2011 Over 20 Foreign Ministers and Representatives of Regional and International Organizations Attend the Meeting Including the Gulf Cooperation Council the Arab League the Organization of the Islamic Conference the United Nations the African Union the European Union and Nato the Contact Group's Third Meeting in Abu Dhabi Assess the International Engagement with Libya and Review Further Action to Implement United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973 the Contact Group Also Discuss the Best Modality to Support the Transitional National Council As Well As to Further Coordinate International Efforts to Support the Libyan People United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi

Lene Espersen, Radoslaw Sikorski Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, right, talks with his Danish counterpart Lene Espersen at the start of an EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels

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Uri Rosenthal, Lene Espersen Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, right, talks with her Dutch counterpart Uri Rosenthal at the start of an EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels

Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (l) and Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen (r) Enjoys a Boat Trip on Godhaabs Inlet During the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk Greenland 12 May 2011 Greenland Nuuk

Greenland Arctic Council Meeting - May 2011

(l-r) Prime Minister of Faroe Islands Kai Leo Johannesen Swedens Minister For Foreign Affairs Car Bildt Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Norways Minister For Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Store Denmarks Minister For Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen Finlands Minister For Foreign Affairs Jaakko Laajva on a Boattrip in the Godthaabs Inlet During the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk Greenland 12 May 2011 Greenland Nuuk

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center, shares light moment with Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen and Greece's Foreign Minister Dimitris P. Droutsas, right, prior to a session of the informal meeting of the NATO foreign ministers in the Foreign Ministry in Berlin

Germany NATO Foreign Ministers, Berlin, Germany

Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn and Danish Counterpart Lene Espersen Attend a Meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin Germany 14 April 2011 Natoáforeign Ministers Meet in Berlin to Discuss Libya Afghanistan and Missile Defence For Two Days Germany Berlin

Germany Nato - Apr 2011

Trinidad Jim?nez, Alain Juppe, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Guido Westerwelle, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Zalmai Rassoul, Lene Espersen Spain's Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiminez, France's Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, United States' Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul and Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, front row from left pose with the other NATO foreign ministers for a group photo in front of the Brandenburg Gate prior to a dinner during their informal meeting in Berlin

Trinidad Jim?nez, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Guido Westerwelle, Lene Espersen Spain's Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiminez, United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, from left, talk to each other after a group photo with the other NATO foreign ministers in front of the Brandenburg Gate prior to a dinner during their informal meeting in Berlin

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (r) and His Danish Counterpart Lene Espersen Chat Prior to the Libya Contact Group Meeting in Doha Qatar 13 April 2011 the Politicians Intend to Negotiate Further Political Proceedings in Libya Qatar Doha

Qatar Contact Group - Apr 2011

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (c) Smiles As He Talks with the Secretary-general of the European External Action Service Pierre Vimont (l) and Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen (r) Prior to the International Contact Group on Libya Meeting at Ritz Carlton Hotel in Doha Qatar on 13 April 2011 According to Media Sources the Libya Contact Group Called For Muammar Gaddafi's Departure From Power and Agreed on a Funding Mechanism For Opposition Forces While Stressing That a Political Solution was the Only Way out of the Crisis in the North African Country the Group Also Called For an Immediate End to All Attacks on Civilians and a Complete Withdrawal of Gaddafi's Forces From Libyan Cities Qatar Doha

The Foreing Ministers of Denmark Lene Espersen Speaks During the Nordic Declaration on Solidarity Meeting in Helsinki Finland 05 Aprill 2011 the Declaration is a Commitment to Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism and Similar Threats Finland Helsinki

Finland Nordic Foreign Ministers Meeting - Apr 2011

(l-r) the Foreing Ministers of Norway Jonas Gahr Store Denmark Lene Espersen Finland Alexander Stubb Iceland Oessur Skapheoisssan and Sweden Garl Bild Meeting During the Nordic Declaration on Solidarity in Helsinki Finland 05 Aprill 2011 the Declaration is a Commitment to Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism and Similar Threats Finland Helsinki

(l-r) the Foreing Ministers of Finland Alexander Stubb Sweden Garl Bild Denmark Lene Espersen Norway Jonas Gahr Store and Iceland Oessur Skapheoisssan Arrive For the Nordic Declaration on Solidarity Meeting in Helsinki Finland 05 Aprill 2011 the Declaration is a Commitment to Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism and Similar Threats Finland Helsinki

Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen Talks During a Meeting with Brazilian and Danish Entrepreneurs at the Facilities of the State of Sao Paulo Industries Federation (fiesp As in Spanish) in Sao Paulo Brazil 30 March 2011 Brazil Sao Paulo

Brazil Denmark - Mar 2011

Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Lene Espersen Talks with the Vicepresident of the State of Sao Paulo Industries Federation (fiesp As in Spanish) Director Jo?o Guilherme Ometto (l) During a Meeting with Brazilian and Danish Entrepreneurs at the Facilities of the Fiesp in Sao Paulo Brazil 30 March 2011 Brazil Sao Paulo

Lene Espersen Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen speaks during a business seminar at Sao Paulo's Industries Federation in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen Arrives For the London Conference on Libya at Lancaster House in London Britain on 29 March 2011 Members of the International Community Are Meeting in London to Discuss the Next Steps For Libya Amid the Un-backed Military Action the Conference is Bringing Together All Members of the Coalition in the Military Operation As Well As the Un Nato the African Union and Arab League United Kingdom London

Britain Libya Foreign Ministers Conference - Mar 2011

Denmarks Foreign Minister Lene Espersen (c) Flanked by Her Moldovian Counterpart Iurie Leanca (l) and Eus Czech Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner Stefan Fuele (r) Together During the Conference 'The Eu's Eastern Neighbours the Road to Viable Reforms and Efficient Assistance' in Copenhagen Denmark on 22 March 2011 Denmark Copenhagen

Denmark Eu Eastern Neighbours - Mar 2011

Guido Westerwelle, Lene Espersen German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left,talks with Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, right, before the start of the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in the Royal Palace of Godollo in the town of Godollo (35km / 22 miles east of Budapest), Hungary

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Lene Espersen Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen arrives for an EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the EU Council in Brussels, . The European Union is hitting the regime of Moammar Gadhafi with more financial sanctions just as France says it is recognizing the Libyan opposition's Interim Governing Council and plans to exchange ambassadors with it

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Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen Listens to British Foreign Secretary William Hague (r) at the Start of a Foreign Affairs Council Meeting at the European Council in Brussels Belgium 21 February 2011 Belgium Brussels

Belgium Eu Foreign Affairs Council - Feb 2011

Catherine Aston, Urmas Paet, Alexander Stubb, Lene Espersen From left, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, Finland's Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb and Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen speak during an EU foreign ministers meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, . Britain's government urged Libyan authorities on Monday to immediately end violence against pro-democracy demonstrators and open a genuine dialogue on reforms that would go much further than the limited concessions the government has offered

Belgium EU Mideast Unrest, Brussels, Belgium

Leni Espersen, Uri Rosenthal Denmark's Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, left, speaks with Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal during an EU foreign ministers meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, . Britain's government urged Libyan authorities on Monday to immediately end violence against pro-democracy demonstrators and open a genuine dialogue on reforms that would go much further than the limited concessions the government has offered

Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen Arrives For a Foreign Affairs Council Working Dinner at the European Council in Brussels Belgium on 20 February 2011 the Ministers Met For a Working Dinner to Discuss the Situation in Egypt Belgium Brussels

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