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ForMin Odobescu to participate in informal meeting of EU foreign ministers
Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu will be present on Thursday at the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich type), hosted by the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council, in Toledo, where they will discuss the war in Ukraine and the situation in Niger, told Agerpres.
According to the MAE, the ministers will hold informal exchanges of views on the topics on the agenda of the Gymnich meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba, Nigerien Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou, and President of the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Omar Touray.
Discussions on Russia's aggression against Ukraine will focus on EU's military support for the Ukrainian armed forces in the context of the current counter-offensive, as well as the EU's long-term security commitments, following the informal discussions of European Defence Ministers which preceded the informal meeting of European Foreign Ministers.
The European officials will also discuss EU support for the peace formula proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ahead of the UN General Assembly Summit in September, European Foreign Ministers will coordinate to ensure effective diplomatic efforts at EU level in dialogue with third partners to mobilise the widest possible global support for the peace formula.
Recent developments in Niger will be addressed in the context of the deteriorating security environment and humanitarian situation on site following the July 26 coup d'état and the forcible seizure of power by the military junta led by General Tchiani. The objective will be to coordinate EU's response to the current crisis, both in terms of EU's interests in the region and the request for support from ECOWAS, a regional organisation that plays a key role in managing the humanitarian situation in the region.
