Annex 4: List of people who declined the TDIP Committee's invitations for meetings • COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Javier SOLANA, Secretary General and High Representative CFSP Reason given for not meeting the Committee: Mr Solana met with the TDIP Committee on 2nd May 2006 and agreed to meet once more. The second invitation of the Committee was turned down by Mr Solana as he has found some comments in the draft report of the TDIP Committee as "unjust and erroneous"1. Erkki TUOMIOJA, President of the EU Council No reason given for not meeting the Committee: "I would like to underscore the importance attached to and the continued cooperation given by the Presidency and the SecretaryGeneral/High Representative to your Committee's work even if I am not able to appear before your Committee."2 • AUSTRIA Ursula PLASSNIK, Minister for Foreign Affairs According to State Secretary Hans Winkler, who replied on her behalf: "Es liegen zu diesen Vorgängen keine weiteren Erkenntnisse vor, sodass keine weiteren Auskünfte erteilt werden können. Ein persönliches Erscheinen vor dem Ausschuss erscheint angesichts dieser Sachlage nicht erforderlich."3 • DENMARK Fleming HANSEN, Minister of Transportation Reason given for not meeting the Committee: All information available about the TDIP issues was sent to the Danish Parliament and has been forwarded to the EP.4 1 Letter of 14 December 2006 to EP President Josep Borrell Letter of 29 November 2006 to TDIP Chairman Carlos Coelho 3 Letter of 13 December to TDIP Chairman Carlos Coelho 4 Letter of 8 November 2006 to TDIP Chairman Carlos Coelho 2 PE 382.246v02-00 XM 70/77 RR\382246XM.doc