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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Republic of Poland are celebrating the centenary of their diplomatic relations this year. The diplomatic relations were established on 18 April 1921 by the presentation of the credentials of Count Władysław Sobański to Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Charlotte.

Jean Asselborn lays out the key priorities of Luxembourg’s candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term LU Candidature

Joint op-ed by the Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, and the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Austria, Malta, Portugal.

Given the evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus at the international level, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Ministry of Health would like to inform of the prolongation of the health measures applicable since 29 January 2021 until 15 May 2021 included, for any travel by air to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

On 25th March 2021, Luxembourg's foreign policy chief Jean Asselborn invited the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Luxembourg, H.E. Mrs Yang Xiaorong, to the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs for a meeting.

On 11th March 2021, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn spoke via videoconference to his counterpart from the Kingdom of Thailand, Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai.

On 9th March 2021, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg Jean Asselborn spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart, State Councillor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi, at the latter's request.

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Ministry of Health wish to inform of the extension of the health measures applicable from 29 January 2021 until 31 March 2021 inclusive, for all travel by air to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

On 12 February, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, François Bausch unveiled Luxembourg's inaugural Cyber Defence Strategy.

'We express our profound shock and strong condemnation of the repeated and ongoing demolition, by Israeli forces, of structures belonging to Palestinian families in Humsa Al Bqai'a and surrounding communities in the occupied West Bank, since 1 February 2021.'

Anyone, regardless of nationality, aged 6 or over, wishing to travel by air to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, must present upon boarding the negative result (on paper or electronic document) of a test that detects SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid, or of a rapid antigen test, performed up to 72 hours before the flight.

The temporary suspension of scheduled passenger flights from the United Kingdom and departing from the Grand Duchy to the United Kingdom is lifted as of this Wednesday, 23 December 2020 at midnight.

Office for passports, visas and legalisations: Service upon appointment only from December 28, 2020 to January 8, 2021 In the framework of additional

Jean Asselborn delivered the foreign policy address to the Chamber of Deputies On 11 November 2020, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean

In the continuity of multiple collaborative projects aimed at further developing economic relations at the international level, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce have jointly decided to create a position for an economic and commercial attaché at the Embassy of Luxembourg in London.