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Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State Tribble Robert Conrad accompanied by U.S. Consul General Marcos Mandojana visited Andorra (Pyrenees).
On Friday, the American delegation held talks with The head of the Government of Andorra, Antoni Martí Petit, on the topic of the current political and economic situation in Andorra. This is the first visit of American delegation of such a status to Andorra since 2014. Then the American delegation met with Minister of foreign Affairs of Andorra Gilbert Saboya.
One of the topics that were discussed at this meeting was the crisis caused by the influx of Syrian refugees to Europe. Conrad Tribble invited the representatives of Andorra to take part in the summit within the framework of the General debate of the UN General Assembly in September next year. The representatives of Andorra at these negotiations confirmed the previously made promises to host 20 refugee families.
During the meeting the issues of the negotiations of Andorra with EU and the Transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) were discussed.
