Foreign Affairs Council, 19 November 2018

Summary:

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council was held on 19 November 2018. The agenda includes the following topics:

• Review of their continued full support for the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA);
• Endorsement of their full solidarity to those member states which witnessed unacceptable behaviour from Iranian actors on European soil;
• Affirmation of their readiness to consider a targeted appropriate response;
• Review of the outcome of the international conference for Libya hosted by the Italian Government in Palermo on 12-13 November and the situation in Gaza;
• Discussion of Central Asia ahead of the 14th EU-Central Asia ministerial meeting taking place 23 November in Brussels;
• Discussion on the elections of Bosnia and Herzegovina held on 7 October;
• Discussion of the situation in Yemen;
• Exchange of views on ongoing EU efforts, in particular with regard to political and humanitarian support;
• Exchange of views on the latest developments in Ukraine;
• Denouncement of the elections in the so-called "Luhansk People's Republic" and "Donetsk People's Republic" of 11 November 2018;
• Discussion on appropriate targeted measures in response;
• Exchange of views on the EU's support for the reform process in Ukraine;
• Review of the implementation of the EU Global Strategy in this area;
• Adoption of conclusions on security and defense.

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