Article: Writethru: EU foreign ministers discuss Lisbon treaty impasse

Writethru: EU foreign ministers discuss Lisbon treaty impasse

LUXEMBOURG, June 16 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) foreign ministers are meeting in Luxembourg on Monday and Tuesday to examine the consequences of Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Irish "No" vote is also expected to dominate the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday.

The EU faces a real problem as there is no quick fix for the deadlock. So far, 18 member states have ratified the Lisbon Treaty, designed to make key EU institutional reform possible.

The treaty, signed in December 2007 by the leaders of all EU nations, needs to be ratified by all 27 member countries before it can come into effect.

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