Informal video conference of foreign affairs ministers, 19 April 2021

Summary:

EU Ministers responsible for matters relating to foreign affairs held an informal videoconference on 19 April 2021. The agenda included the following items:

• Exchange of views on the latest developments in Ukraine;
• Discussion on the situation in Ethiopia's Tigray region;
• Briefing on the deteriorating situation of Alexei Navalny in Russia;
• Briefing on the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the Czech Republic, linked to the explosion of an ammunition depot in 2014;
• Briefing on the negotiations concerning the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal;
• Briefing on the latest developments concerning the resolution of the political crisis in Georgia;
• Adoption of sanctions against selected individuals and companies in Myanmar;
• Adoption of sets of conclusions on:
  • EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific;
  • EU's integrated strategy in the Sahel;
  • A renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood - A new agenda for the Mediterranean.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for Informal video conference of foreign affairs ministers, 19 April 2021 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/49243/background-brief-fac-vtc-19-apr_en.pdf

EU EEAS: Informal video conference of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell upon arrival (19 April 2021) https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/96820/

EU EEAS: Informal video conference of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the press conference (19 April 2021) https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/96873/

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