Foreign Affairs Council In Brussels

Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, speaks to the media at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, on July 13, 2026. The main agenda includes discussions on the conflict in Ukraine, with the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister addressing ministers, the situation in the Middle East including Iran and Israel/Palestine, Black Sea strategy, EU-UN relations, humanitarian crises in Sudan, and the launch of new CSDP missions including EPF support for Moldova and a partnership mission in Armenia, alongside the third EU-GCC High-Level Forum on regional security. (Photo by Daniel Gnap/NurPhoto via Getty Images)