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Foreign Minister Dr Constantinos Kombos participated in the work of the EU General Affairs Council (GAC), which took place today in Luxembourg.
The Council's work focused on the preparation of the upcoming European Council, which will take place on 29-30 June. During the discussion, the '27' exchanged views on the issues expected to be addressed by the leaders, as well as on the text of the draft conclusions expected to be adopted at the Summit.
In this context, in his intervention, the Foreign Minister referred to the Cyprus issue, welcoming the inclusion of a specific reference in the text of the draft conclusions. The President's initiative for a more active involvement of the European Union in the efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem can be the decisive factor for breaking the deadlock and returning to the negotiating table. The inclusion of a specific reference in the text of the Conclusions reflects the support of the EU and our partners in our efforts to reunite our homeland on the basis of the UN Security Council resolutions, he stressed.
As regards the other issues that will be on the agenda of the European Council, Dr. Kombos reiterated Cyprus' full solidarity and support to Ukraine. The Foreign Minister also referred to the issue of migration, welcoming the progress made on the external aspects of migration. Cyprus looks forward to the presentation of the Action Plan for the Eastern Mediterranean by the European Commission in the near future, he underlined.
Other issues addressed during the GYC's work were the revision of the European Electoral Law and the European Semester concerning the National Reform and Stability Programmes. There was also a presentation of the programme of the next trio of EU Council presidencies (Spain-Belgium-Hungary). Finally, the Ministers attended an informal working lunch with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova, Mr. Nicu Popescu.
In the margins of the Council, Dr. Kombos had a separate meeting with his Moldovan counterpart Mr. Popescu, with whom he discussed bilateral relations between Cyprus and Moldova, the Cyprus problem as well as the prospect of Moldova's accession to the EU.
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