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(12-13 May 2023)
Foreign Minister Dr Konstantinos Kombos is travelling today, 11 May 2023, to Stockholm, where tomorrow, 12 May 2023, he will participate in the informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (Gymnich). The meeting will be hosted by Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, whose country holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the current six-month period (1/1/2023-30/6/2023).
The Gymnich will start with a working lunch and the exclusive topic of discussion will be Russian aggression against Ukraine. Foreign Ministers will have a strategic discussion on long-term planning on the issue, which is a top priority for the European Union. Foreign Ministers will then hold a strategic discussion on EU-China relations as they are shaped in the wider geopolitical environment.
On Saturday, 13 May, the Ministerial Meeting on the Indo-Pacific will take place, co-organised by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The meeting will be attended, among others, by the Foreign Ministers of the EU Member States and countries of the Indo-Pacific region, as well as heads of regional organisations. During the Summit, round table discussions will be held on three separate themes. The Minister of Foreign Affairs will participate in the panel discussion on security challenges in the Indo-Pacific.
In the margins of the Gymnich and the Indo-Pacific Ministerial Meeting, Dr. Kombos will have contacts with his European counterparts, as well as separate meetings with Foreign Ministers of countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
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