Today, 16 May 2022, the Minister of Defence, Mr.Charalambos Petridis, will travel to Brussels to take part in the work of the Foreign Affairs Council, where the Defence Ministers of the Member States will discuss the current situation and the future course of implementation of the Strategic Compass. The discussion will focus on the effectiveness of the missions and operations of the Common Defence and Security Policy.
The meeting will conclude with a discussion on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This will be followed by an exchange of views on the issue in the presence of the NATO Secretary General, during which the Ukrainian Defence Minister will brief the Council on the current situation via teleconference.
(MG/IK)
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