EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will visit the three counties of the South Caucasus – Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, on behalf of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, Armenpress reports.
“A group of [European Union] Ministers will visit the three South Caucasus countries on my behalf – to show our readiness to further engage in the region”, Mr. Borrell said at the informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Ministers in Lisbon, Portugal.
YEREVAN, MAY 28, ARMENPRESS. EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will visit the three counties of the South Caucasus – Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, on behalf of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell.
The Portuguese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, will play host to the Foreign Affairs Ministers from the other Member States of the European Union (EU) for an in-person meeting in Lisbon on 27 May, at 08h00 (local time), with the usual chairmanship of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell. As a rule, this informal meeting, known as Gymnnich, is organised by the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The main items on the agenda for this meeting will be EU-Africa relations, the unresolved conflicts in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Indo-Pacific region. There will also be an exchange of views with the Jordanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ayman Al Safadi, who has been invited to take part in the working lunch.
Covid-19 Vaccination Move in Africa : Cameroon Presents Progress Made
External Relations Minister presented the country’s efforts during the 998th Conference of Ministers meeting of the African Union held by video conference on May 22, 2021.
Foreign Affairs Ministers of the African Union Peace and Security Council have each presented the path covered by the respective countries as concerns curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the continent. Meeting by video conference on May 22, 2021 under the theme, “Access by the continent to vaccines against covid-19: challenges of human security in Africa,” it was chaired by the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Hotels, suppliers in Rwanda count losses as Chogm is suspended
Friday May 21 2021
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The postponement of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm 2021) has cast a dark shadow on Rwanda’s ailing economy, which has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
The country’s service sector, particularly retail, leisure and hospitality and conference tourism, which collectively account for most jobs in the country, is the worst-hit.
Although Rwanda was ready and will still host the meeting on a yet to be announced later date, local businesses are struggling to stay afloat after spending resources on upgrading their facilities and hiring staff ahead of the meeting.