Through the crisis, the EU stood shoulder to shoulder with Kuwait, from the highest-level diplomatic calls to an in-person mission in Kuwait, reaffirming solidarity, security and support when it mattered most. Even amid uncertainty, the partnership kept looking ahead, strengthening cooperation on energy, resilience and a shared, more secure future.

The European Union promoted concrete action to strengthen global cybersecurity during the first substantive Plenary of the United Nations Global Mechanism on Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace, held from 20 to 24 July in New York.

The European Union is expanding its diplomatic presence in the Gulf with the opening of a new EU Delegation to the Sultanate of Oman, marking a new chapter in relations with one of the EU's key regional partners.

The European Union is a reliable partner in worldwide efforts for arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.