EU to Focus on Mapping Out New Major Security Strategy in Coming Months

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that the European Union is building a solid base and a common strategic narrative for European foreign and security policy in times when crises and conflicts flare up around Europe.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier predicted busy months ahead as the European Council prepares to discuss EU’s new "global strategy" on Tuesday.

EU senior official Federica Mogherini is expected to unveil her draft vision on the EU’s foreign and security policy on Tuesday as the bloc is striving to contain the fallout from Britain’s decision to quit.

"In times when crises and conflicts flare up around the European Union, we are building a solid base and a common strategic narrative for our European foreign and security policy…With a look to the future, many points of convergence must now be elaborated and implemented. This task will occupy us in the months ahead," Steinmeier said.

The strategy will be rolled out at a European Council meeting underway in Brussels. The two-day emergency summit was called after Britain voted last Thursday to leave the European Union, triggering aftershocks across Europe and upsetting the markets.