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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 30, 2007
2007 U.S.-EU Summit
President Bush Meets with EU Leaders, Hosts 2007 U.S.-EU Summit
2007 U.S.-EU Summit
We, the leaders of the United States of America and the European Union, met
today in Washington to deepen our strategic partnership. This partnership
is based on common values, in particular on the deeply shared conviction
that peace, prosperity and human development depend upon the protection of
individual liberty, human rights, the rule of law, economic freedom, energy
security, environmental protection and the growth of strong, democratic
societies.
Our partnership has achieved much over the years, and today we have
reviewed our work over the past year. Yet we continue to face major
challenges, at home and abroad. Consistent with our commitment to work
together to advance our shared values and interests, we have today:
- Adopted a framework on transatlantic economic integration which lays a
long-term foundation for building a stronger and more integrated
transatlantic economy, in particular by fostering cooperation to reduce
regulatory burdens and accelerating work on key "lighthouse projects" in
the areas of intellectual property rights, secure trade, investment,
financial markets, and innovation. We also reaffirm our strong desire to
reach a prompt agreement in the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA)
negotiations that is ambitious, balanced and comprehensive and creates
meaningful new trade flows in agriculture, industrial goods and services
among and between developed and developing countries;
- Adopted a declaration on political and security issues, including
commitments to concrete actions to strengthen liberty, prosperity,
security, peace and human rights and address regional challenges, in
particular regarding Kosovo, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Iraq, Sudan,
Latin America, and efforts to combat terrorism and the proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction, and to work towards visa-free travel for all
EU and U.S. citizens by creating conditions by which the Visa Waiver
Program may be expanded;
- Adopted a joint statement on energy security and climate change that
underlines our mutual interest in ensuring secure, affordable, and clean
supplies of energy and tackling climate change. We will broaden and
reinforce our activities to improve energy security and reduce pollution
and greenhouse gas emissions, while supporting economic growth;
- Welcomed the signing of a first stage Air Transport Agreement which is an
historic advance in liberalizing transatlantic air traffic. This agreement
will bring real benefits for consumers and airline companies on both sides
of the Atlantic. We reaffirm our commitment to pursue, as a matter of
priority and no later than 60 days after March 30, 2008, negotiations to
conclude a second stage agreement in order to achieve further
liberalization.
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