English Section

EU FMs to discuss Ukraine, Mideast, Georgia in Brussels

27.05.2024 09:30
Poland’s top diplomat Radosław Sikorski is set to attend a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the latest developments in Georgia.
Radosław Sikorski
Radosław SikorskiSebastian Indra/MSZ

According to the Polish foreign ministry, the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting will focus on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and the EU's support for Kyiv.

During the meeting, EU foreign ministers will discuss new sanctions against Moscow, "the need to ensure effective air defence" for Ukraine, and Kyiv's accession negotiations with the bloc, the Polish foreign ministry said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is expected to join the meeting remotely.

Other topics up for discussion include the war in the Middle East and "the situation in Georgia," where lawmakers have passed a controversial measure that restricts the operations of nongovernmental organisations and the media, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday said that a "two-state solution is the only long-term guarantee" of security and peace in the Middle East.

The Polish foreign ministry in mid-May expressed its "deep disappointment" with the Georgian parliament's adoption of the law on the "transparency of foreign influence," which it said "distances Georgia from the European Union."

The foreign ministry in Warsaw called on the authorities in Tbilisi to "stop the repression of NGOs and independent media."

(gs)

Source: IAR, PAP