First-ever meeting of EU foreign ministers outside EU begins in Kyiv
A meeting of EU foreign ministers which usually takes place in Brussels has begun in Kyiv.
Source: European Pravda
Details: The intention to hold the next meeting of European foreign ministers in Kyiv was known in advance. Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, also noted that one of the issues on the ministers' agenda would be future security commitments to Ukraine in the context of Russia's war of aggression against it.
Quote from Borrell: "I am convening today the EU Foreign Ministers in Kyiv, for the first ever meeting of all 27 Member States outside the EU. Ukraine’s future lies within the EU."
More details: According to the schedule of press comments available to European Pravda, almost all the ministers have come to Kyiv to attend this meeting in person.
Spain, Belgium, Denmark, Cyprus, Ireland, Lithuania, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Malta, Estonia, Bulgaria, Austria, Romania, Finland, Croatia, Germany, Portugal, Slovenia, France, Czechia and Sweden will be represented at the level of foreign ministers.
Poland will be represented by Deputy Minister Wojciech Gierwel, Latvia by State Secretary Andris Pelšs, and Hungary by Deputy State Secretary Zsolt Bunford.
"I put on the table several proposals, the ministers will continue discussing, and in the preparation of the meeting that we will have in Kyiv in the weeks to come," Borrell said a while ago.
Background:
- Josep Borrell has been in Ukraine for several days now. He started his trip with an unannounced visit to Odesa, and the following day, he took part in events to mark the Day of Defenders of Ukraine.
- In February this year, the first-ever joint offsite meeting of European Commissioners and the Ukrainian government took place in Kyiv on the sidelines of the EU-Ukraine summit.
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