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On 4 March 2024, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, met the members of the Meeting of Secretaries-General and Heads of Administration of the Institutions and Bodies of the European Union based in Luxembourg (also known as "CALux").

At the invitation of the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, attended the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, which took place from 1 to 3 March in Antalya, Turkey.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, attended the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Abu Dhabi from 25 to 27 February 2024.

Xavier Bettel, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, paid a working visit to the United Nations on 22 and 23 February.

We are very concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the suffering of the hostages as well as the Israeli government’s plans for a possible ground operation in Rafah, where well over a million Palestinians are currently sheltering from the fighting.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, paid a working visit to Luxembourg on Wednesday 14 February 2024.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, paid a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos from 5 to 8 February 2024.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, is currently on a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, is currently on a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers, which was held in Brussels on 3 February.

Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, attended the EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum and the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Ministerial Meeting held in Brussels on 1 and 2 February.

On 31 January 2024, the Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, signed eight new framework development agreements with nine non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs).

On 31 January 2024, Minister of Defence Yuriko Backes and Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia Hanno Pevkur, exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the contribution by Luxembourg Defence of 12 million euros to the renovation of the Ämari Air Base, Estonia. The exchange took place on the sidelines of the informal meeting of Defence ministers of the EU in Brussels.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union, held in Brussels on 29 January 2024.

On his working visit to Japan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, held bilateral talks in Tokyo with Yoko Kamikawa, Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yoshimasa Hayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary and President of the Luxembourg-Japan Parliamentary League.