Austria's Diplomats Meet Up: Ambassadors' Conference 2024 in Vienna

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: September 4, 2024; 18:30 ♦ (Vindobona)

More than 100 Austrian ambassadors, permanent representatives, and consuls general from all over the world have gathered in Vienna for the Foreign Ministry's annual Ambassadors' Conference. The event, which lasts until September 5, offers diplomats a platform to discuss challenges in foreign policy. The focus is particularly on topics such as security, economic and cultural diplomacy as well as strengthening international dialog.

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg delivered a video message from Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the Ambassadors' Conference in Vienna. / Picture: © BMEIA Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres / Michael Gruber / Flickr Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0 DEED)

In his opening speech, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg described the current global political situation as a “perma-crisis” that has established itself as the “new normal”. He pointed out that this year's conference is once again taking place against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Europe, which is putting pressure on both the European security order and the…