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On 28 and 29 March 2023, the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, paid a working visit to Chile. In Santiago, the head of Luxembourg's diplomacy was the first foreign minister to be received by Chile's new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Alberto van Klaveren, who took office just three weeks ago.

On 27 March 2023, Franz Fayot, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, and Yuriko Backes, Minister of Finance, signed with Alfred Hannig, Executive Director of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, the extension of the cooperation agreement with the European Representative Office of AFI during an official ceremony at the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology.

On 20 March, François Bausch, Minister of Defence, and Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, attended the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels.

On 16 March 2023, the Minister of Mobility and Public Works, François Bausch, was invited to participate in the conference Advancing the Active Mobility Fund organised by the World Resources Institute.

On 14 March 2023, François Bausch, in his capacity as Minister of Defence, had a bilateral meeting in the Pentagon with Dr. Colin Kahl, Under Secretary of Defence for Policy of the U.S. Department of Defence.

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Latvia, Egils Levits, HRH the Grand Duke paid a state visit to the Republic of Latvia from 13 to 14 March 2023. He was accompanied by Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, and Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy.

Franz Fayot, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, paid a working visit to Cabo Verde on 7 March 2023.

On 23 February 2023, the Minister of Defence François Bausch presented the draft law on the Cyber Defence Cloud (LCDC) to the Committee on Internal Security and Defence of the Chamber of Deputies and to the press.

As part of Luxembourg's humanitarian response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, a second shipment of emergency aid was sent to Turkey this morning.

One year ago, in the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russia decided to launch an illegal and unjustified war against Ukraine. This unprovoked aggression marked the return to Europe of a large-scale war that our continent had notexperienced since the end of the Second World War.

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, made a working visit to the Republic of Armenia on 22 and 23 February.

In response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and at the request of the Turkish government, Luxembourg is stepping up its humanitarian support to the affected populations by offering in-kind donations to Turkey.

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, attended the meeting of the "Foreign Affairs" Council of the EU, which took place on 20 February 2023 in Brussels.

On 15 February, the Minister of Defence, François Bausch, signed a Letter of Intent concerning the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space (APSS).

In view of the extent of the humanitarian needs following the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 February, Luxembourg's cooperation will, in a first phase, contribute almost one million euros through various partners active in the two affected countries by supporting their humanitarian operations.