site.btaMinister Georgiev Participates in Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Warsaw

Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev has taken part in an informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Warsaw, the press centre of the ministry said on Thursday. The Gymnich meeting was organized by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It started with an informal discussion with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, with whom the ministers discussed a wide range of topics, including security and defence, Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and Sudan.

The EU Foreign Ministers discussed the Russian aggression against Ukraine and EU-US relations. The EU's continued support for Ukraine, diplomatic efforts to achieve a lasting ceasefire and the necessary parameters for doing so, as well as continued pressure on Russia through a further 17th sanctions package were among the highlights of the discussion. In the context of EU-US relations, the ministers discussed the possibilities for agreement with the US administration.

Immediately after the meeting, the ministers held a working lunch with their counterparts from candidate and potential candidate states for EU membership. The discussion focused on the challenges of disinformation and hybrid threats and the need to build the resilience of institutions and societies in candidate and potential candidate countries, the press release said.

On May 7-8, 2025, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radoslaw Sikorski, together with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, organized the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers. Meetings of this kind have been held regularly since 1974, and their purpose is an informal and open discussion among ministers on strategic issues.