Azerbaijan: The detention of Anar Mammadli, the head of the Election Monitoring Center, is the latest in a series of arrests of independent journalists & activists, and a matter of concern for 🇪🇺. All those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights should be released.

Burkina Faso: Déclaration du porte-parole 🇪🇺 sur les derniers événements en 🇧🇫 👉

Iraq: 🇪🇺 is concerned by the adoption of legislation foreseeing imprisonment for people engaging in consensual same-sex relations. The EU calls on legislators to respect 🇮🇶own intl obligations on prohibiting any form of discrimination. eeas.europa.eu/eeas/iraq-stat…

Space: Yesterday, 🇷🇺 vetoed a resolution on outer space at United Nations Security Council.
The Outer Space Treaty is a cornerstone of the global space governance. All Parties must fully respect it.
🇪🇺 will continue to work on strengthening space security & prevent #ArmsRace in outer space

FAC: regular meeting of 🇪🇺 Foreign Ministers in 🇱🇺 is over - on 🇺🇦 also Defence Ministers joined. Josep Borrell Fontelles who chaired the meeting will summarise the outcomes of exchanges on 🇺🇦, Middle East & 🇸🇩 shortly at a press conference. Watch live EU Council TV News & EC AV Service

Israel/Palestine: 🇪🇺 imposes sanctions on violent extremist 🇮🇱 #settlers and their organisations, responsible for serious human rights abuses against Palestinians in the #WestBank , incl. torture & and for the violation of right to property. consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press…

BiH: latest legislative initiatives in Rep Srpska assembly would undermine the constitutional order, fundamental freedoms & 🇪🇺 path of 🇧🇦. The RS leadership should stop them. Any action against basic principles of BiH will have serious consequences. europa.eu/!xfmqCn

Ukraine: Russian missile strikes at Chernihiv killed & injured scores of civilians.🇷🇺 steps up terrorising of Ukrainians.This must B stopped. 🇺🇦 needs more support against these barbaric attacks. Josep Borrell Fontelles will discuss it at G7 & at upcoming #FAC also w/🇪🇺 Defence Ministers.

Georgia: Passing of foreign influence law in1st reading - despite repeated calls by 🇪🇺 & mass protests - is very concerning. The final adoption would negatively impact 🇬🇪 progress on its EU path.This law is not in line with 🇪🇺 core norms & values.  eeas.europa.eu/eeas/georgia-s…

Israel/Palestine: Statement on recent violence and killings in the occupied West Bank 👉 europa.eu/!k6VGfW

Iran/Israel: the informal Foreign Affairs Council called & chaired by Josep Borrell Fontelles on the latest 🇮🇷🇮🇱escalation is over. The High Representative will summarise the exchanges of 🇪🇺 Foreign Ministers at a press conference shortly. Watch live via EC AV Service & EU Council TV News

Kazakhstan: 🇪🇺welcomes the signature by President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev of key legislation largely criminalising domestic violence.
A big first step & inspiring example of civil society mobilisation. We look forward to proper implementation & stand ready to continue our cooperation w/🇰🇿

Ecuador: 🇪🇺condena la violación de la sede de la Embajada de 🇲🇽 en Quito e insiste en la importancia del respeto de la Convención de Viena de 1961.
La protección de la integridad de las misiones diplomáticas es fundamental para orden internacional
europa.eu/!vk3jJN

Russia/Ukraine: Since 1 April, 🇷🇺 is again illegally conscripting men in temporarily occupied territories of 🇺🇦. 🇪🇺 condemns this breach of intl. law: forcing 🇺🇦 citizens into illegitimate war against their own country. Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia & Crimea are 🇺🇦

Georgia: Re-introduction of draft “foreign influence” law raises serious concerns despite ruling party's clear promise to scrap such legislation. Reforms need to be in line w/🇪🇺 ambitions. Government has to uphold its commitment to democracy, rule of law europa.eu/!FdFrmt

Ukraine: Josep Borrell Fontelles met w/ Dmytro Kuleba in Brussels to review latest developments in 🇷🇺 aggression against 🇺🇦 & 🇪🇺 support to its defence. Latest attacks on energy infrastructure only strengthen EU’s resolve to speed up & increase military assistance europa.eu/!Kb4fkq