Ahern, who was travelling to Tokyo for an EU-Japan summit yesterday, will consult with other EU leaders by telephone later this week in an effort to find an agreed candidate to presidency of the European commission.
Consulting with other EU leaders will be done via video conference and telephone.
They did not state they would use a video conference.
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