Russia sanctions are ‘priority’ for Irish presidency of EU – Helen McEntee
Further sanctions against Russia are a “major foreign policy priority” for the Irish presidency of the EU, Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee has said.
The minister is in Brussels to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers, the first meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) under Ireland’s EU presidency.
Ministers will discuss a range of issues, including the situations in Ukraine and the Middle East.
They will also have an exchange with the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) during the third EU-GCC High-Level Forum on Regional Security and Cooperation.
Ms McEntee will also co-host an event with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, which will focus on Ukrainian detainees in the occupied territories in Ukraine.
She will also attend a meeting of the Palestine Donor Group.
Ms McEntee said: “I look forward to working closely with High Representative Kallas and our EU partners to secure progress across all...
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