FM Kotzias to participate in EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will be in Brussels on Monday, January 18, to participate in a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC).

The discussions at the FAC will focus on the situation in Syria and the course of the “Vienna Process”. The Foreign Ministers will also discuss developments in Iraq and the efforts to combat ISIS/Daesh, as well as the Middle East peace process in light of the Quartet’s recent visit to Israel and Palestine.

The FAC agenda also includes the situation in Ukraine.

Finally, the Foreign Ministers will have a luncheon with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, during which they will discuss the Middle East peace process and Jordan’s role in confronting the refugee crisis and terrorism.