The Ministerial meetings and visits in 2023

02/02 Signing ceremony of the development framework agreements
09/02 Discussion with Ilan Baruch, former Israeli ambassador to South Africa, and Ashraf al-Ajrami, Palestinian politician
10/02 Discussion by videoconference with Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

7/03 22^nd partnership committee meeting between the Republic of Cabo Verde and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Praia
9/03 Working lunch with Alfred Hannig, Executive Director of the AFI (Alliance for Financial Inclusion)
10/03 Lunch with Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
27/03 Signing of the 2^nd funding phase of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (2022-2026)
30/03 Closing speech at the workshop “The impact of development policies — Cooperation between Luxembourg and Senegal”

18/04 2023 diplomatic conference
19/04 Press conference on the “Good Clothes, Fair Pay” European citizens’ initiative with the NGO Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg
19/04 Courtesy discussion with Edna Maria Monteiro Marta, Cabo Verde’s ambassador to Luxembourg
19/04 Meeting with Thomas Kallstenius, CEO of LIST (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) and signing of a memorandum of understanding
20/04 4^th edition of the “Bildung fir Nohalteg Entwécklung” (Education for sustainable development) Fair at the Geesseknäppchen forum
20/04 Discussion with Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health

17/05 Discussion by videoconference with Mazamesso Assih, Togo’s Minister of Financial Inclusion and the Informal Sector
21/05 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
26/05 Presentation of the Financing Innovation Tool at Arendt&Medernach
30/05 Discussion by videoconference with Yuliia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy
31/05 Discussion by videoconference with Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development

9/06 Opening of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in Luxembourg
13/06 Annual meeting of the Microinsurance Network (MiN) (“June Member Meeting”)
16/06 Working visit by Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
22/06 Participation in the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris and meeting with Esther Duflo
28/06 Participation in the Pitch Event held by the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator in Luxembourg
29/06 Discussion with Amnesty International
30/06 Lët’z Cooperate

3/07 Signing of an agreement with the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
4/07 Bilateral discussion with Jagan Chapagain, Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
4/07 15^th partnership committee meeting between Niger and Luxembourg
5/07 Participation in the 2023 International Francophone Evaluation Forum
5/07 Signing of a memorandum of understanding on Luxembourg’s contribution to the Fonds pour la Jeune Création Francophone (Young Francophone Creation Fund) with the Film Fund Luxembourg
12/07 Discussion with Maxime Katz, Russian political activist
12/07 Discussion by videoconference with Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development
17/07 Signing of the Framework Cooperation Agreement with Costa Rica in Brussels
18/07 Ceremonial signing of the agreements on contributions to the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF)
19/07 16^th partnership committee meeting between Senegal and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
19/07 Discussion with Phoukhong Sisoulath, Ambassador of Laos

11/08 “Humanitarian Mission Kick Off” with LUkraine asbl, a non-profit organisation, in Luxembourg
18/08 Working meeting with Anja Nitzsche, Chief of Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Branch, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

7-9/09 Working visit to Ukraine
13/09 Signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the NGO HALO Trust
18-20/09 Participation in the summit on the sustainable development goals in New York
20/09 Opening of the “EDULINK — Athénée Action Humanitaire” exhibition at the Luxembourg Athénée
29/09 Press conference reviewing Luxembourg Development Cooperation’s activities over the 2020-2023 period

3/10 Bilateral committee meeting with Kosovo (by videoconference)
3/10 Press conference on the new SOCOM workwear with the NGO Fairtrade Lëtzebuerg as part of the “Rethink Your Clothes” project
15-19/10 Working visit to Togo as part of African Microfinance Week