The European Council will discuss, in the presence of foreign ministers, the EU's relations with its strategic partners, in particular with emerging countries in Asia, in the context of bilateral summits that will be held in the autumn, as well as the forthcoming G20 summit in Seoul, in November. The European Council may adopt conclusions setting guidelines for future work in this field.

The President of the European Council will report on progress achieved in the Task Force on the strengthening of economic governance, set up at the request of the European Council in
March.