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Obama to host European Council president next month

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host European Council President Donald Tusk at the White House next month. The White House says the two will review a range of issues, including Ukraine, Russia, a pending trade deal between the U.S. and European countries, economic growth, energy security, climate change and countering violent extremism…

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, foreground right, gestures, among foreign guests in front of a Russian-made spy drones that were reported to have been seized by Ukrainian troops in eastern Ukraine at an open-air exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Russian-made military trophies seized or destroyed by the Ukrainian troops are being exhibited in the Ukrainian capital as the authorities are exhibiting alleged evidence of Russia's military presence in Ukraine's east, the fact that Russia have still denied, Ukrainian officials said. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, stands centre left, next to Poroshenko, and European Council President Donald Tusk, left, stands extreme left partially hidden. (AP Photo/ Mykhailo Markiv, pool)
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, foreground right, gestures, among foreign guests in front of a Russian-made spy drones that were reported to have been seized by Ukrainian troops in eastern Ukraine at an open-air exhibition in Kiev, Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. Russian-made military trophies seized or destroyed by the Ukrainian troops are being exhibited in the Ukrainian capital as the authorities are exhibiting alleged evidence of Russia’s military presence in Ukraine’s east, the fact that Russia have still denied, Ukrainian officials said. Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, stands centre left, next to Poroshenko, and European Council President Donald Tusk, left, stands extreme left partially hidden. (AP Photo/ Mykhailo Markiv, pool)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host European Council President Donald Tusk at the White House next month.

The White House says the two will review a range of issues, including Ukraine, Russia, a pending trade deal between the U.S. and European countries, economic growth, energy security, climate change and countering violent extremism and terrorism.

Tusk’s visit is scheduled for March 9.

The European Council sets the policy agenda for the 28-member European Union.

The White House says the E.U. is a valued partner of the United States and that Obama looks forward to consulting with Tusk.

 

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