Brussels, 19 May 2023
The Foreign Affairs Council in its defence configuration will meet on 23 May and will be chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.
The main discussion item will be EU support to Ukraine.
Under current affairs, Defence Ministers will touch on EU missions and operations including CSDP/CFSP activities in Africa, the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, and PESCO.
Over a working lunch, ministers will hold an informal exchange with the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
The meeting will be preceded by the European Defence Agency Steering Board starting at 9.00.
Source – EU Council