Josep Borrell Fontelles @JosepBorrellF@respublicae.eu

Visit to impressive Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg is a stark and touching reminder of the horrific system of racial oppression.

It tells the story of how the South African people stood up against racism, discrimination and inequality, and united as a nation.

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My interview with @Sophie_Mokoena @SABCNews on my visit to #SouthAfrica, our bilateral relations, regional and continental crises and Russia's invasion of Ukraine - and on the global fallout of this war and how it can end.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DqWgXajEgSw&feature=youtu.be

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1619725449000779776

Concluded mission to #Botswana visiting a diamond cutting factory.

Diamond industry has huge importance for Botswana's economy, which is model in terms of sound management of natural resources and diamonds, and will host seat of future #KimberleyProcess secretariat.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1619623375881764864

Visited Tlokweng border weigh station of EU-funded Tripartite Transport and Facilitation Programme.

A hands-on and practical example of successful regional integration, reducing the costs of road transport and driving economic growth

@SADC_News
@EU_Partnerships

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Discussed w/ Southern African Development Community Exec. Secretary @EliasMagosi how to strengthen our cooperation.

There is big potential for EU and @SADC_News to step up collaboration on regional integration & dialogue on political, governance, peace and security issues
#AUEU

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EU continues to support Botswana's reform agenda and deepen our ties

We work hand-in-hand tackling regional crises in DRC, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

And Botswana is like-minded partner defending the UN Charter and condemning Russia's war against Ukraine
#AUEU
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In excellent meeting with Foreign Minister Lemogang Kwape, we tackled many issues #Botswana and the EU work on together:

- bilateral relations, and green and digital transition
- regional and continental challenges
- global instability and threats to UN system
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The barbarous acts committed during the Holocaust stain the conscience of mankind forever.

The victims shall never be forgotten and the EU will continue to work inside and outside Europe to combat Holocaust denial and antisemitism.

#HolocaustMemorialDay
RT @vonderleyen: We will always remember the millions of victims murdered during the Holocaust.

But remembrance is not an aim in itself.

We must go a step further.

Let us fight antisemitism, which is on …

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The EU does not ask to choose sides. We just ask all countries to stand on the side of the UN Charter and international law.

I hope that South Africa will use good relations with Russia to convince Russia to stop the senseless war against Ukraine.

http://europa.eu/!cyNMgH

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Pleased to have co-chaired EU-South Africa Ministerial Dialogue.

The numerous and grave global problems we jointly face require strong cooperation and open exchanges among like-minded partners.

@JuttaUrpilainen @SKyriakidesEU @McGuinnessEU @DIRCO_ZA @EUinSA
RT @eu_eeas: "In this shaky geopolitical environment, our strategic partnership has been moving along through a positive trajectory". HR/VP @JosepBorrellF opening remarks at the 15th South-Africa-European U…

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I also stressed that with unprecedented level of global instability and international system being tested to the core, we must work together to defend UN Charter and international law - which includes influencing Russia to stop its illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.
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Discussed regional security and multilateral issues and how to further strengthen our partnership.

Work will continue at Ministerial Dialogue tomorrow, which also addresses trade & economic relations, energy transition & fight against climate change, education & development.
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Meeting Foreign Minister Pandor and during extensive bilateral political consultations, we tackled variety of subjects that matter for EU-#SouthAfrica strategic partnership.

This partnership keeps moving along a positive trajectory, despite existing irritants.
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Good meeting with @AraratMirzoyan of #Armenia.

Discussed prospects for resuming peace talks. Exchanged on situation in #LachinCorridor and on security situation in the wider region. Need to avoid a humanitarian crisis.

Discussed also the newly launched EU Mission #EUMA.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1618287864202285062

Space has increasingly become a strategic domain for EU security and defence.

My latest blog post on why we need #EU action to protect our security in and through space:

#BBESpaceConf #EUDefence

https://europa.eu/!RFKF9R

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Received 1st Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs @IvicaDacic on his first visit to Brussels in his new capacity

We discussed #Serbia’s EU path and the importance therein of CFSP alignment and the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue.

Press release: https://europa.eu/!pnXpfk

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1617953162585067520

The priorities of new @ITUSecGen and #EU are well aligned. Good discussion on consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine, closing #DigitalDivides around the world, inclusive #ITU, support to #UNSG Global Digital Compact, and defending an open, free and secure internet.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1617950352850186245

Glad to welcome @UN DSG @AminaJMohammed in Brussels for an informative discussion after her visit to #Afghanistan.

Jointly with the UN, we continue to stand with the Afghan people, in particular women and girls.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1617912441098342402

Space has become a key strategic domain and the current geopolitical context makes it even more relevant for our security and defence policy.

Without security in space, there will be no security on earth.

My opening remarks at #BBESpaceConf: http://europa.eu/!c8qGjh
#EUDefence

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1617858751020818432

Our agreements today contribute to Ukraine's fight for peace:
- 7th tranche of military support, bringing support under #EPF to € 3.6 billion.
- support for Ukraine’s initiative for a just peace
- continue coordinated work on #accountability, documenting, persecuting war crimes.

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