EU top diplomats convene in Brussels

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Europe correspondent Leave a comment

Brussels 11.04.2022 The Foreign Affairs Council will review recent events and current affairs, including the situation in Mali, Libya and Yemen.

Today HR/VP @JosepBorrellF will chair the Foreign Affairs Council #FAC. On the agenda:
🔹 Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
🔹#GlobalGateway
🔹 Current affairs: Mali, Libya, Yemen and #WesternBalkans

More: https://t.co/20qVcshe8I

— European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) April 11, 2022

Ministers will also discuss the latest developments concerning the Russian aggression against Ukraine, following the European Council of 24-25 March 2022.

Russian operation a result of Kiev’s unwillingness to stop genocide of Russians – envoy:https://t.co/2la54jr4eX pic.twitter.com/KvUAEQjBRR

— TASS (@tassagency_en) April 9, 2022

They will then exchange views on the Global Gateway, the new European strategy to boost smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport sectors and to strengthen health, education and research systems across the world.

Over lunch, EU foreign affairs ministers will hold an informal discussion with the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Anniken Huitfeldt, and the Icelandic Foreign Minister, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir.