Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will leave on Sunday, January 22 for Brussels, where he will participate in the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Monday.
The Foreign Ministers' discussions will focus, inter alia, on developments in Ukraine following the Russian invasion and the assessment of the EU's coordinated response. At a working lunch, Foreign Ministers will exchange views with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on EU-Palestinian relations as well as on individual aspects of the Middle East Peace Process (MPA).
EU Foreign Ministers will also discuss the security situation and the rise of terrorism in the Sahel region and the coastal states of West Africa.
Under current affairs, the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, will report on Iran and the human rights situation in the country, the oppression of women in Afghanistan and the situation in Armenia, among others.
During his presence in Brussels, Mr. Kasoulides will have brief bilateral contacts and meetings.
The Foreign Minister will return to Cyprus on Tuesday evening, 24 January.
(MH)
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