Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg at the Northern Adriatic Trilateral Meeting

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: July 11, 2023; 23:28 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg took part in the Northern Adriatic Trilateral Meeting at the invitation of his Italian counterpart. The meeting was also attended by the Foreign Ministers of Italy, Antonio Tajani, Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman, and Slovenia's Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon. The talks focused on important issues such as the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the rapprochement of the Western Balkans with the EU, and the fight against illegal migration.

Schallenberg stressed "the importance of solidarity within the EU towards the states mainly affected by the migration problem." / Picture: © BMEIA / Paier

Austria's Foreign Minister Schallenberg stressed the importance of neighborhood and regional cooperation. Austria is strongly engaged in various regional cooperation formats such as the Slavkov-3 or Central-5 format. He stressed that only joint action can overcome current challenges such as the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. He said that the unity of the EU is its strength,…