The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, departs for Brussels for participation in the EU Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, departs today for Brussels, where he is due to take part in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union that takes place tomorrow, Monday.

During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers will discuss inter alia EU-Turkey relations, in the light of the latest developments and on the basis of the relevant report of the European Commission and the EU High Representative on the state of play and the future of relations between the European Union and Turkey.

Furthermore, the Council is expected to consider the prospects for deepening the EU’s relations with the Southern Neighborhood countries and strengthening cooperation within this context.

Under current affairs, the participating Ministers will be briefed by the High Representative and will exchange views, amongst other topics, on EU-Russia relations, the situation in Georgia and Venezuela, as well as on developments in Myanmar and the Western Balkans.

Finally, the Foreign Ministers will take part in a teleconference with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Michelle Bachelet, during which they will review the outcomes of the recent Human Rights Council session and discuss ways in which cooperation and dialogue could be strengthened further.

On the sidelines of the Council, Mr Christodoulides will hold a meeting with the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Malta, Mr Evarist Bartolo, with whom they will sign a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries on issues pertaining to co-location of their Diplomatic Missions in third countries.

(SCH) 

 

 

You may also like

• Press remarks by the President of the Republic of Cyprus at the joint press conference with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, in Zagreb
• “Empowering Europe with AI: The European Commission AI-based Multilingual Services” event successfully held
• The President of the Republic of Cyprus met with the President of the European Council
• The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus had a meeting with the Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of the Republic of Kenya
• Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Constantinos Kombos, after his meeting with the Federal Minister of European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Ms Beate Meinl-Reisinger