EXTERNAL ACTION / Foreign affairs

Afghanistan, China and Gulf on Gymnich ministerial meeting agenda

Brussels, 31/08/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Thursday 2 and Friday 3 September, EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet in Kranj (Slovenia) to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, the EU’s approach to the Gulf States and relations between the EU and China.

On Thursday, the ministers will start their discussions with the situation in Afghanistan, which will have long-term implications for the EU and the international community, according to an EU source.

Although the discussion was planned before the fall of Kabul, it is...