FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER HUBERT VEDRINE SHAKES HANDS WITH HIS ROMANIAN COUNTERPART PETRE ROMAN IN BRUSSELS.


French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine (L) shakes hands with his Romanian counterpart Petre Roman (R) prior to talks a the European Council headquarters in Brussels February 15. EU foreign ministers opened formal membership talks with Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania and Slovakia, bringing to 12 the number of countries negotiating terms for joining the European Union.