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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, is currently on a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, is currently on a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers, which was held in Brussels on 3 February.

Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, attended the EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum and the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Ministerial Meeting held in Brussels on 1 and 2 February.

On 31 January 2024, the Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, signed eight new framework development agreements with nine non-governmental development organisations (NGDOs).

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union, held in Brussels on 29 January 2024.

On his working visit to Japan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, held bilateral talks in Tokyo with Yoko Kamikawa, Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Yoshimasa Hayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary and President of the Luxembourg-Japan Parliamentary League.

On the occasion of his working visit to Japan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, travelled to Osaka to take part in a ceremony marking the launch of construction work on the Luxembourg pavilion for the 2025 World Expo.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the Council of the European Union, held in Brussels on 22 January 2024.

Following his meetings in Israel, Minister Bettel paid a working visit to Palestine, starting with a bilateral meeting with the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, and a visit to the Amari refugee camp and its medical facilities.

Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, is currently on a working visit to Israel and Palestine.

On 5 January 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, made a working visit to Berlin, where he was received by his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock.

This joint call for projects will take place in two phases. The first phase, between 15 November 2023 and 9 February 2024, will allow interested economic players to submit their projects (summary, planned research, timetable, budgets, etc.).

The Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, has travelled to Granada, Spain, to take part in the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) and the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union on 5 and 6 October 2023.

At the opening of the "Automotive Day" in Esch-Belval on 5 October 2023, Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, Minister of Finance, Yuriko Backes, and Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the American company Lyten, which will establish its European headquarters in Luxembourg.