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Climate change is likely to be a key area to strengthen cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the EU in the coming years, the country’s ambassador to Brussels, Yoon Soon-gu, told EURACTIV in an interview about multilateralism, climate cooperation and the EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Yoon Soon-gu is the ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Belgium, Luxembourg, the EU and NATO. He provided written answers to questions by EURACTIV’s Alexandra Brzozowski. The EU-South Korea relationship is underpinned by agreements on political relations and sectoral cooperation, free trade, and c...

EU to reinforce strategic focus for cooperation in Indo-Pacific region, says Council amid China threat ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2021 18:04 IST Brussels [Belgium], April 19 (ANI): The European Union should reinforce its strategic focus, presence and actions in the Indo-Pacific with the aim of contributing to the stability and security of the region, based on the rule of law, human rights and international law, said the European Council on Monday. The Council today adopted conclusions on an EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, setting out the EU's...

Indo-Pacific: Council adopts conclusions on EU strategy for cooperation The Council approved conclusions on an EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, setting out the EU’s intention to  reinforce its  strategic focus, presence and actions in this region of prime strategic importance for EU interests. The aim is to contribute to  regional stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development, at a time of rising challenges and tensions in the region. The renewed EU commitment to the Indo-Pacific, a region spanning from the east coast of Africa to the Pacific island sta...

Romanian foreign minister due in Jordan today  By JT - Apr 03,2021 - Last updated at Apr 03,2021 Bogdan Aurescu AMMAN — Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu will pay a visit to Jordan on Sunday at the invitation of his counterpart Ayman Safadi, according to a Romanian embassy statement. The agenda of the visit includes consultations with the Safadi, as well as meetings with high-ranking Jordanian officials. The visit is organised as a follow-up to the bilateral contacts at the level of minister of foreign affairs throughout 2020, as Safadi was one of the special guests to the 2020 edi...

The circumpolar North is back on the EU’s agenda as the Commission and the External Action Service are currently preparing an update to the EU’s Arctic policy, writes Andreas Raspotnik. Andreas Raspotnik is a Senior Research Fellow, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Lysaker (Norway) & Senior Fellow, The Arctic Institute – Center for Circumpolar Security Studies, Washington DC (United States). It takes no great powers of prophecy to know that a new Joint Communication – to be expected this autumn – will remind the international audience of the EU’s Arctic objectives and competences. Yet i...