Bundesminister für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten | Austrian Foreign Minister | Ministre autrichien des Affaires étrangères |
@mfa_austria
A pleasure to welcome my colleague Hasan Mahmud from
#Bangladesh
🇧🇩 today for
#AWS2024Vienna
!
Good exchange of views on current regional and global challenges, incl. developments in
#Myanmar
and
#Russia
‘s war of aggression.
Humanity at the crossroads: Autonomous weapons systems will soon fill the world’s battlefields. We have to take action & agree on int‘l rules to ensure that decisions over life or death are never taken by machines!
➡️ Kicking off
#AWS2024Vienna
with 900+ guests from 142 states
Today I welcomed Foreign Minister of
#CostaRica
@arnoldoandre
to Vienna, in the run-up to the
#AWS2024Vienna
conference on autonomous weapons systems.
We focused on our shared priority of disarmament but also on trade affairs and regional developments. 🇦🇹🤝🇨🇷
The
#UAE
are Austria’s most important trading partner in the Gulf region with over 150 Austrian companies already present. Discussed with my colleague Dr. Sultan Al Jaber how to cooperate even closer in fields such as sustainability, intercultural dialogue or AI.
Österreich und die Schweiz verbindet eine enge Strategische Partnerschaft & Freundschaft:
🔹 der militärischen
#Neutralit
ät verpflichtet
🔹 Sitz der Vereinten Nationen 🇺🇳
🔹 aktiv im Dialog 🇦🇹🤝🇨🇭
Danke, lieber
@IgnazioCassis
für den herzlichen Empfang in meiner Geburtsstadt!
In Luxembourg, I had the chance to meet my 🇸🇦 colleague, H.H. Foreign Minister
@FaisalbinFarhan
. It is clear that the tit-for-tat in the region must stop. We need his and all the other reasonable voices in the region.
Full agenda at today’s
#FAC
🇪🇺 in
#Luxembourg
:
➡️ Unequivocal
#EU
response to
#Iran
’s unacceptable escalation
➡️ Exchange with colleagues from the Gulf
➡️ Discussion on the forgotten crisis in
#Sudan
and 🇦🇹 support
Sincere congratulations to my new colleague
@Braze_Baiba
on assuming the role of Foreign Minister of
#Latvia
. Looking forward working with you on today’s multiple global challenges and meeting you soon at
#FAC
.
Thank you
@krisjaniskarins
for our good cooperation!
Extraordinary 🇪🇺
#FAC
after
#Iran
‘s reckless attacks. I call for extending EU sanctions against Iran.
All actors in the region have to keep a cool head, I urge them to contribute to de-escalation.
Our position is as steadfast as ever:
#Israel
’s security is our raison d’état.
#Jordan
is a level-headed and very trusted partner. Good to speak to my friend FM
@AymanHsafadi
today in the face of
#Iran
‘s unprecedented regional escalation.
Also discussed the importance of a pause in fighting in
#Gaza
for increased humanitarian aid and freeing of hostages.
Spoke to FM Bou Habib in light of dangerous developments in the Middle East. Underlined our strong support for
#Lebanon
‘s stability and the need to avoid a regional escalation. Reiterated our commitment to
@UNIFIL
- it is imperative to ensure the peacekeepers’ safety.
Called FM
@Israel_katz
to assure him of our strong support in light of the unprecedented and unacceptable Iranian attack. Austria is fully committed to
#Israel
’s security.
Underlined the need to prevent a conflagration in the Middle East.
Held a phone call with Iranian FM
@Amirabdolahian
this morning.
Condemned the attack on
#Israel
in the strongest possible terms and urged to contribute to de-escalation. We cannot afford another front in the Middle East.
Also discussed bilateral consular issues.
On behalf of EU Member States, I condemn in the strongest terms the Iranian attacks against Israel and call on all parties to exercise utmost restraint.
I just spoke to Iran’s FM Abdollahian to convey these messages & urge Iran not to escalate further.
Extremely alarmed by reported drone attacks from
#Iran
against
#Israel
!
This is a new level of escalation in a situation which is already highly dangerous. Call on Iran and its proxies to stop adding fuel to the fire and to urgently reverse course.
Six dreadful months since
#Hamas
terrorists attacked
#Israel
, causing intolerable human suffering for Israeli and Palestinian civilians.
It's high time for a humanitarian pause!
❗️Hamas must release all hostages
❗️More aid must reach
#Gaza
❗️Humanitarian law is non-negotiable
Warmest congratulations to
@PauloRangel_pt
on taking up the post as Minister of State and Foreign Affairs of
#Portugal
!
Looking forward to working with you to strengthen our 🇦🇹-🇵🇹 relations and jointly tackling the numerous challenges in our European neighbourhood.
Österreichische NGOs sind für uns ein sehr geschätzter Partner bei der Humanitären Hilfe in den Krisenregionen dieser Welt. Wir unterstützen diese wichtige Hilfe vor Ort auch heuer wieder mit € 21,5 Mio. aus Mitteln des
@MFA_Austria
.
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