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Xavier Bettel on a working visit to Laos - Day 3
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.
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Xavier Bettel on a working visit to Laos - Day 1 and 2
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.
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Xavier Bettel at the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers
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.
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Xavier Bettel at the EU-Indo-Pacific Forum and the EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
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.
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Xavier Bettel signs eight new framework agreements with nine Luxembourg NGDOs
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).
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Luxembourg Defence contributes 12 million euros to the renovation of Ämari Air Base, Estonia
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.
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Xavier Bettel at the General Affairs Council of the European Union
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.
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Second day of Xavier Bettel's working visit to Japan
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.
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First day of Xavier Bettel's working visit to Japan
On the occasion of his working visit to Japan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, travelled to Osaka to take part in a ceremony marking the launch of construction work on the Luxembourg pavilion for the 2025 World Expo.
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"The utmost priority must be an immediate ceasefire" - Xavier Bettel at the Foreign Affairs Council of the Council of the EU
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the Council of the European Union, held in Brussels on 22 January 2024.
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Joint Statement on DPRK-Russia Ballistic Missile Transfers
Joint Statement on DPRK-Russia Ballistic Missile Transfers “We condemn in the strongest possible terms the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (
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Second day of Xavier Bettel's working visit to Israel and Palestine
Following his meetings in Israel, Minister Bettel paid a working visit to Palestine, starting with a bilateral meeting with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, and a visit to the Amari refugee camp and its medical facilities.
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First day of Xavier Bettel's working visit to Israel and Palestine
Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, is currently on a working visit to Israel and Palestine.
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Working meeting between Xavier Bettel and Annalena Baerbock in Berlin
On 5 January 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, made a working visit to Berlin, where he was received by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock.
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Suspension of the operation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)
Statement of the Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg condemn Russia’s decision to withdraw from the landmark Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a cornerstone of Europe’s security architecture. The Russian withdrawal comes at a time when Russia is waging an unprovoked, illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.