The EU-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) High Level Forum on Regional Security and Cooperation will take place on 22 April in the European Convention Centre in Luxemburg.

The Forum will be chaired by the High Representative Josep Borrell, with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar as rotating presidency of the GCC and the Secretary General of the GCC. The Forum will gather EU Foreign Ministers and their counterparts from the GCC Member States, and the EU Special Representative for the Gulf region.

Building upon the EU joint communication on a Strategic Partnership with the Gulf and the related Council conclusions of 20 June 2022, the High Level Forum on Regional Security and Cooperation will offer and occasion to enhance the political dialogue between the EU, the GCC and their member states, and to further strengthen coordination on issues related to regional and global stability and security.

The meeting will start at 18:00 CET. The opening session will include the introductory remarks of the High Representative Josep Borrell; followed by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar; Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium; and Jasem al Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Journalists interested to cover the meeting have to register through the Council Press services, by contacting this email address: press.centre@consilium.europa.eu.

The opening session will be broadcast live on EbS.  There are no other press opportunities planned from the EU side. Follow @JosepBorrellF, @EU_EEAS and @EUSR_Gulf  for additional updates.