Today in Washington – This diary is filed daily. Indicates new events – MONDAY, MAY 10 BUCHAREST – U.S. President Joe Biden attends summit of Bucharest Nine, countries of eastern NATO flank BRUSSELS – European Commission executive vice-president for climate Frans Timmermans and European Commissioner for agriculture Janusz Wojciechowsk discuss the future CAP Strategic Plans – 0800 GMT BRUSSELS – EU trade and economy chiefs Dombrovskis and Gentiloni debate the EU’s recovery in Parliament – 0900 GMT BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, will meet the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria, Alexander Schallenberg, at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. BUCHAREST – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission will virtually visit Romania to evaluate the state of the country’s economy. (To May 28) SEOUL – Israel Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Economy Mi
EU Foreign Affairs Council will discuss bilateral relations
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10 May 2021, 21:18 GMT+10
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI): The EU Foreign Affairs Council is set to meet to discuss EU bilateral relations with Russia and the United States, the situation in Afghanistan, the Sahel region and Lebanon and the progress on the Iranian nuclear deal.
According to Sputnik, the meeting is expected to start at 09:00 a.m. local time (07:00 a.m. GMT) and end at noon. On Friday, an EU source told the press that the EU foreign ministers will not consider new sanctions against Russia at Monday s meeting. Apart from Russia, the EU top diplomats will also discuss the situation in Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of foreign troops, the situation in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, the Western Balkans, as well as the negotiations on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, as reported by Sputnik.
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09/05/2021- HR/VP blog – Ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council on 10 May, I have sent a clear message to the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) during an important discussion with the Presidency of the country: they must stop using divisive nationalist rhetoric and instead focus on rapid progress on reforms.
Tomorrow at the EU Foreign Affairs Council, we will discuss the situation in the Western Balkans. This region, in our immediate neighbourhood, has a high priority on the EU agenda: we want to accompany these countries towards a future EU membership. However, the Western Balkans are currently facing several serious difficulties, such as tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, the relations between Belgrade and Pristina, the lack of progress in the accession negotiations of Albania and North Macedonia and the current problems in Montenegro. We will discuss all these issues tomorrow. However, I would like to emphasise in this blogpost the partic
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias is travelling to Brussels on Monday,10 May to attend a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).
In addition to reviewing international developments, the Council will discuss the Western Balkans and transatlantic relations. The Ministers are also expected to have an exchange of views on climate change via videoconference with the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry.
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