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Posted on March 6, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 1, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleEU Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will hold a video conference with Middle Eastern leaders on Monday to discuss regional conflict, EU support, and conflict resolution efforts.
BRUSSELS, March 6 (Reuters) - EU leaders Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will hold a video conference with Middle Eastern leaders on Monday to discuss the situation in the region, a spokesperson for Costa said on Friday.
"This exchange will provide an opportunity to hear leaders' assessments of the situation and to discuss further support from the EU and its member states to countries in the region, as well as ways to bring the current conflict to an end," the spokesperson said.
The foreign ministers of the 27 EU members discussed the situation in Iran and the broader Middle East with their counterparts from the Gulf Cooperation Council in a video call on Thursday.
During the meeting, they all called for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve the crisis, while reiterating that Gulf countries have the right to defend themselves against Iran.
(Reporting by Lili Bayer and Inti Landauro, editing by Bart Meijer)
The video conference aims to discuss the current situation in the Middle East and explore further EU support for countries in the region.
Antonio Costa and Ursula von der Leyen will take part in the video conference with Middle Eastern leaders.
Topics will include regional conflict, assessments from Middle Eastern leaders, EU and member state support, and ways to end current conflicts.
EU foreign ministers met with Gulf Cooperation Council counterparts to discuss Iran and the broader Middle East, focusing on dialogue and diplomacy.
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