Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Katrougalos to attend a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 13-14 May 2019)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgos Katrougalos is travelling to Brussels to participate in the two-day proceedings of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 13 and 14 May. The meeting will also be attended by the Defence Ministers of the EU Members States.

The Foreign Ministers will exchange views on the latest developments in Venezuela and Libya. The talks on Libya will focus on initiatives the EU could undertake to avoid any further escalation of conflicts and resolve the crisis. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, will also take part in the proceedings.

Prior to this, the EU Foreign Ministers will meet with their counterparts from the countries of the Eastern Partnership, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

On the second day of proceedings, the EU Foreign and Defence Ministers along with their counterparts from the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) will examine the situation in the area of Sahel. They will also assess the progress made so far with regard to the commitments undertaken by the 25 participating Member States in the context of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in the area of security and defence policy.

Lastly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will refer extensively to Turkey’s misconduct in the Cypriot EEZ, focusing on the need to preserve stability and to implement the international law in the Eastern Mediterranean.

On the sidelines of the Council, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will meet with his counterparts.