[PIO] Minister of Foreign Affairs goes to Luxembourg to attend the Foreign Affairs Council and the EU General Affairs Council

Foreign Minister Dr Konstantinos Kombos will leave tomorrow, Sunday 25 June for Luxembourg, where he will participate in the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) and the General Affairs Council (GAC) of the EU, which will take place on 26 and 27 June respectively.

The FAC's discussions will focus on the latest developments in Ukraine following the Russian invasion and the assessment of the EU's coordinated response. Ministers will also exchange views on EU-Latin America and Caribbean relations and are expected to adopt Conclusions on digital diplomacy. Under current affairs, Ministers will discuss, inter alia, the situation in Tunisia and Somalia, as well as recent developments in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue.

In the margins of the FAC, the Foreign Minister will hold a bilateral meeting with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

On Tuesday, June 27, Dr. Kombos will participate in the work of the FAC. The Council's agenda will include, inter alia, the preparation of the June European Council and the revision of the European electoral law. Ministers will also attend an informal working lunch with Mr Nicu Popescu, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Moldova.

In the margins of the Council, the Foreign Minister will have a separate meeting with his Moldovan counterpart, Mr Nicu Popescu. Popescu, with whom he will discuss issues of mutual interest.

The Foreign Minister will return to Cyprus on Wednesday, June 28.

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