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Sunday, January 21, 2024
Katz heads to Brussels to address EU Foreign Affairs Council, meet ministers
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Foreign Minister Israel Katz takes off for Brussels to participate in the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting, attended by the member states’ foreign ministers.
Katz will address the forum, and will meet with his counterparts from the EU, France, Greece, Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Belgium, Bulgaria and Denmark, as well as other EU officials.
According to the Foreign Ministry, Katz will focus on the importance of defeating Hamas and of bringing home the hostages held in Gaza.