Foreign Affairs Council, 24 January 2022

Summary:

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) was held on 24 January 2022. The agenda included the following items:

• Adoption of conclusions on the European security situation, with a focus on Russia's military build-up around Ukraine but also covering the situation in Belarus and Kazakhstan;
• Exchange of views on the latest developments in Syria;
• Exchange of views on the latest development in Libya, in particularly the postponement of the national elections in the country;
• Update on a set of other situations unfolding across the globe, including in Mali and in Burkina Faso;
• Adoption of Council conclusions on:
  • UN-EU strategic partnership on peace operations and crisis management;
  • EU priorities in United Nations human rights fora in 2022.

• Primary Source

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief - Foreign Affairs Council, 24 January 2022 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/53947/final-background-note-fac-24-jan-2022.pdf

EU EEAS: Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell (24 January 2022) https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/110030/

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