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After a schedule in Detroit and Cleveland on 22 and 23 April, which included visits to Guardian, BorgWarner, Avery Dennison and Goodyear, HRH the Crown Prince and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, made a working visit to New York and Delaware on 24 and 25 April 2024.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, and the Minister of Defence, Yuriko Backes, took part in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the Council of the EU, which was held on 22 April 2024 in Luxembourg.

On 19 April 2024, Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes took part in a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, held via videoconference at the level of defence ministers, to discuss the operational and strategic situation on the ground and the support provided by the Allies to Ukraine in exercising its right to self-defence.

At the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess are undertaking a State visit to the Kingdom of Belgium from 16 to 18 April 2024.

At the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess are undertaking a State visit to the Kingdom of Belgium from 16 to 18 April 2024.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, attended a videoconference of EU foreign ministers convened by High Representative Josep Borrell to discuss the situation in the Middle East.

At the invitation of Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians, TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess are undertaking a State visit to the Kingdom of Belgium from 16 to 18 April 2024.

13 April 2024 represents a significant date for Luxembourg's participation in Expo 2025 Osaka: it marks the starting point for the countdown one year before the World Expo begins; which will be held from 13 April to 13 October 2025 on Yumeshima, an artificial island in Osaka Bay.

On 3 April 2024, the second meeting of the IT Coalition Steering Group took place in Luxembourg, gathering representatives from ten participating nations, seven observer nations, the EU and NATO.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs held on 3 and 4 April at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

The Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, paid a working visit to the Togolese Republic on 28 March 2024

The Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, made a working visit to the Republic of Benin from 26 to 27 March 2024. The main purpose of the visit was to monitor the cooperation partnership under the General Cooperation Agreement signed in Luxembourg in December 2022.

On 19 March, the Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes attended the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) in Ramstein, Germany.

On 19 March 2024, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, paid a working visit to Luxembourg. He was accompanied by the Ukrainian Minister of Finance, Sergii Marchenko, the Minister of Justice, Denys Maliuska, and the Deputy Minister of Economy, Taras Kachka.

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