Anthony Blinken and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dimitro Kulebawill meet next week in the Belgian capital, Brussels, on the sidelines of the summit of foreign ministers of NATO member states.
He Department of State The US issued a statement confirming that Blinken will travel to Brussels from April 3 to 5 to attend both the aforementioned meeting of the Atlantic Alliance and a meeting of the Energy Council of the United States and the European Union.
Likewise, in addition to his meeting with Kuleba, the highest representative of US diplomacy will hold bilateral meetings with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrelland the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.
According to the State Department, Blinken will take advantage of his attendance at the NATO meeting to emphasize “continued US support for Ukraine” and its commitment to “transatlantic security and the rules-based international order.”
On the other hand, at the meeting of the Energy Council of the United States and the European Union, the Secretary of State will discuss how to guarantee global energy security while continuing to advance in the transition towards clean energy.
For his part, the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrovwill travel to Turkey next week to discuss with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Çavusoglu, the conflict in Ukraine and the situation in Syria, among other issues, Moscow reported Thursday.
The visit will take place from April 6 to 7, Lavrov’s spokeswoman said, Maria Zakharovain his weekly press conference.
“During the contacts, both are expected to address a wide range of issues, mainly the status and prospects of bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including trade, energy and tourism,” he explained.
Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart will also carry out “an in-depth exchange of views” on current issues on the regional and international agenda, including the current situation in Ukraine, Syria and Nagorno Karabakh, as well as in Central Asia and Afghanistan, he explained. Zajárova.
Also, added the spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs, the ministers will prepare during the talks “a schedule of bilateral contacts at various levels.”
This visit comes before the nuclear fuel loading ceremony takes place on April 27 at the first Turkish nuclear plant in Akkuyu, built with the help of Russia, to which the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovsaid Thursday that the format of Putin’s participation in this ceremony has not yet been determined, but that the Russian side will be adequately represented at the event.
(With information from Europa Press and EFE)
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