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The Minister of Foreign Affairs to participate in the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the Ministerial Meeting of the “Med Group”


The Minister of Foreign Affairs to participate in the EU Foreign Affairs Council and  the Ministerial Meeting of the  “Med Group”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Ioannis Kasoulides, departs today for Luxemburg  to participate in the deliberations of the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU.

The Ministers’ discussions will focus, among others, on developments  regarding Ukraine, the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as various aspects of the Syria crisis.
On Wednesday, 16 April, Mr Kasoulides departs for Alicante, Spain, to take part in the first Informal Ministerial Meeting of the Mediterranean Group (Med Group), which consists of seven Mediterranean EU member states (Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Malta.)
The Foreign Ministers of the Med Group will discuss, inter alia, issues regarding the “Union for the Mediterranean”, migration in relation to EU policies, as well as the developments in Southern Neighborhood countries, with particular emphasis on Libya.              
The Minister of Foreign Affairs will return to Cyprus on Thursday, 17 April.  



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