Foreign Affairs Council, 22 July 2014

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council was held on 22 July 2014. The agenda included the following topics:

+ Discussion on the situation in Ukraine, following the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, and on further sanctions to be applied against Russia;

+ Discussion on the situation in the Gaza strip and in Iraq;

+ Adoption, without discussion, of conclusions on the following items: EUCAP Nestor extension; Great Lakes region; sanctions against Syrian regime; EUCAP Sahel Niger extension; Middle East Peace Process; mission to support Ukraine's civilian security sector reform.

European Commission: DG Communication: STATEMENT/14/236: Opening remarks by Commissioner Füle at the plenary session of the Foreign Affairs Council on Eastern Partnership http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-236_en.pdf

Council of the European Union: Foreign Affairs Council, 22 July 2014 [Conclusions - PDF] http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/144098.pdf

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