Informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Lisbon
Ministry of Defence
Publication date
27.5.2021
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| Published in English on 27.5.2021 at 9.40
Type:Press release
Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will participate in the EU defence minister meeting in Lisbon on Friday 28 May 2021.
The ministers will discuss topical defence cooperation issues, such as the process of strategic evaluation and steering of EU defence cooperation, the Strategic Compass, focusing on the development of capabilities and new transformational technologies. They will also discuss the EU Strategy for Africa together with African regional organisations and the UN.
Inquiries: Special Adviser Ilmari Uljas on the meeting's agenda, tel. +358 295 140048, and Head of Communications Kristian Vakkuri on communications of the meeting, tel. +358 295 140123.
The ministers will discuss topical defence cooperation issues, such as the process of strategic evaluation and steering of EU defence cooperation, the Strategic Compass, focusing on the development of capabilities and new transformational technologies. They will also discuss the EU Strategy for Africa together with African regional organisations and the UN.
Inquiries: Special Adviser Ilmari Uljas on the meeting's agenda, tel. +358 295 140048, and Head of Communications Kristian Vakkuri on communications of the meeting, tel. +358 295 140123.
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