ROMA (ITALPRESS) – Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will be in Brussels tomorrow to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Affairs of the European Union. In the work agenda, a comparison of escalation in the Middle East and its economic consequences, with a focus on the partial blockade of the Hormuz Strait and on the measures taken internationally to free oil reserves. There is also a session on Ukraine, with the remote participation of the Foreign Minister Sybiha and a focus on the effects of the war in the Middle East on the Ukrainian dossier, also in view of Kyiv’s possible contribution to the defence of the Gulf countries.
It will also be held a meeting on EU-India relations with the participation of the Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar, with particular attention to the fields of security and defence and energy, in light of the effects of the crisis in the Middle East. Minister Tajani, recalling the attacks on Erbil in which a French soldier lost his life and which caused damage to the Italian base, jeopardizing the security of the Italian military, will report contacts with the Gulf countries and with other regional partners to promote a de-escalation, with the aim of arriving at a ceasefire and reboot of dialogue with all the tools available to the European Union.
Tajani will also discuss the serious humanitarian situation in Lebanon, so Italy has announced new emergency aid for 10 million euros, and the need to keep high attention on Gaza to preserve the truce and ensure adequate aid flows. On Ukraine, Tajani will stress the hope that new negotiations will soon be rescheduled, with strong Euro-Atlantic coordination as recently happened in talks in Geneva. At the meeting with Minister Jaishankar, Tajani will indicate the importance, at this stage, to strengthen relations between the EU and India in the field of security and defence, including maritime safety, and to leverage the Free Trade Agreement just concluded. The owner of the Farnesina will also remember how the crisis in the Gulf confirms the importance of diversifying trade routes and the strategic importance of the IMEC corridor, which will be dedicated on Tuesday a political and economic initiative in Trieste. On the margin, Minister Tajani will have bilateral meetings with NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, and with other Ministers of EU countries.
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