Meeting of the European Political Community, 1 juni 2023, Chisinau

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Main results

The second meeting of the European Political Community brought together leaders from across the continent at Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova.

We are 45 countries represented here in Chișinău - it is a powerful symbol.

European Council President Charles Michel

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  Remarks by President Charles Michel ahead of the second European Political Community meeting (press release, 1 June 2023)

Roundtable on security

Participants

45 heads of state or government took part in this second meeting of the European Political Community, from:

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  EU27 member states
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  Albania
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  Andorra
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  Armenia
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  Azerbaijan
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  Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  Georgia
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  Iceland
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  Kosovo*
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  Liechtenstein
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  Moldova
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  Monaco
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  Montenegro
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  North Macedonia
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  Norway
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  Serbia
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  Switzerland
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  Ukraine
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  United Kingdom

The President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Parliament also joined the meeting.

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  Final list of participants

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They discussed:

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  joint efforts for peace and security
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  energy resilience and connectivity and mobility in Europe

The European Political Community

The European Political Community aims to

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  foster political dialogue and cooperation to address issues of common interest
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  strengthen the security, stability and prosperity of the European continent

This platform for political coordination does not replace any existing organisation, structure or process and does not aim to create new ones at this stage.

At the first meeting of the European Political Community in October 2022, leaders mainly discussed peace and security issues, especially Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the energy crisis.

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  Meeting of the European Political Community, 6 October 2022

The next European Political Community meetings will take place in Spain and the United Kingdom.

Pentalateral meeting

Meeting with President of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister of Armenia

In the margins of the meeting, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

We will do everything on the EU side in order to help, to provide assistance, to make more progress in the direction of normalisation of the relations.

European Council President Charles Michel

They addressed several topics - connectivity, security and rights, the border delimitation, the peace treaty - and will reconvene in Brussels on 21 July.

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  Remarks by President Charles Michel after his meeting with the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, France and Germany (press release, 1 June 2023)

See also:

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  European Political Community summit 2023 (official website)

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  ^{This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.}