Brussels - European Union Development Commissioner Louis Michel called Friday for an international summit meeting to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

"Only a political solution that roots out the causes of the conflict can bring stability," he said after talks with Congo President Joseph Kabila and his Rwanda counterpart Paul Kagame.

Michel said the meeting should be held under UN auspices in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Brussels/Havana - After a five-year cold spell, the European Union and Cuba have started warming up relations again, with the pledge of a 25-million-euro 
(32-million-dollar) EU contribution from its fund for environment, technology, trade, culture and catastrophic protections.

EU Commissioner Louis Michel made the announcement as part of a declaration signed Thursday in Havana.

Bangkok - EU aid Commissioner Louis Michel was returning from Myanmar Frida