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21 October 2026 14:13

MEPs resist 17% cut to EU foreign aid, instead seek €25bn top‑up

Kaja Kallas

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21 October 2026 14:13

We also addressed developments in the South Caucasus and across the Middle East. Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemen are textbook terror tactics and must end. In the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is making shipping dangerous and expensive. Freedom of navigation must be restored without tolls or fees.

Kaja Kallas

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21 October 2026 14:13

On Russia’s dangerous Black Sea escalation, I emphasised the need to step up the pressure on Moscow to end the war. The EU and Türkiye both support a Black Sea freedom of navigation arrangement.

Kaja Kallas

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21 October 2026 14:13

I raised yesterday’s Libyan vote on a maritime MoU with Türkiye and stressed that it infringes upon the sovereign rights of third states.

Kaja Kallas

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21 October 2026 14:13

I had an extensive discussion with my colleague Hakan Fidan on a range of issues. Good neighbourly relations and advancing the Cyprus settlement process are of high importance.