Iran:🇪🇺condemns in the strongest terms the use of #deathpenalty as a response to domestic dissent,as shown by today's execution of Gholamreza Resaei sentenced for protesting in 2022. EU urges 🇮🇷to immediately end this practice & abolish capital punishment eeas.europa.eu/eeas/iran-stat…

US:🇪🇺regrets the execution of Arthur Lee Burton in Texas y'day & 2day of Taberon Honie in Utah, resuming after 14y the use of #deathpenalty there & re-joining small group of States in 🇺🇸 that still apply this inhuman & degrading punishment that EU💪opposes eeas.europa.eu/eeas/us-statem…

The EU has repeatedly stressed that the issue of the Mitrovica bridge must be discussed in the EU-facilitated Dialogue. Allegations that the EU is against opening the bridge or has changed its position are misleading. (1)

Imposing a decision against the will of affected citizens does not contribute to normalizing relations. Good governance understands the sensitivities of the minority. We will discuss how to implement the agreement on opening the bridge at the next meeting in Brussels. (2)

Venezuela: 🇪🇺High Representative ⁦Josep Borrell Fontelles⁩ welcomes decision by 🇺🇳 SecGen to publish interim report of Panel of Experts 👉 it sheds light on the electoral process,highlights the lack of substantiation for results announced by 🇻🇪 authorities. eeas.europa.eu/eeas/venezuela…

Russia:Tomorrow marks 4y since the assassination attempt on Alexei Navalny w/#Novichok followed by political & judicial intimidation leading to his premature,still not fully investigated &clarified death in a penal colony. Statement by 🇪🇺HighRep👇 eeas.europa.eu/eeas/russia-st…

NOT official - private: On this day in 1968 Moscow launched invasion and occupation of 🇸🇰🇨🇿 showing what the Kremlin knows best: intimidating, subduing "brotherly" countries, destroying lives & future of their people. This mindset in 🇷🇺 remains as shown by its war against 🇺🇦.

Belarus:🇪🇺takes note of the release of several political prisoners convicted for taking part in peaceful protests after '20 fraudulent presidential elex. EU continues to urge the 🇧🇾 regime to immediately & unconditionally release all political prisoners. eeas.europa.eu/eeas/belarus-s…

Spoke to the new IR FM @aragchi about prospects for renewed engagement on all files of mutual interest, incl. the need for deescalation & restraint, halting military cooperation w/ RU against UA, & nuclear nonproliferation. Critical dialogue essential to defuse regional tensions.

Yemen: The Houthis’ missile attack on the #Sounion marks an unwarranted escalation & poses an environmental threat in the #RedSea. Although the ship did not request EUNAVFOR ASPIDES' protection for its passage, 🇪🇺 mission intervened to rescue its crew and bring them to safety.

Kosovo: 🇪🇺 statement on the latest unilateral and uncoordinated steps in the north by Pristina authorities, risking further escalation.

Azerbaijan: early parliamentary elex took place within a restrictive political & legal environment, devoid of competition. OSCE/ODIHR also noted the continued repression of dissenting voices. 🇪🇺 calls on 🇦🇿 to implement the OSCE/ODIHR recommendations europa.eu/!khH7Vd

Mongolia: 🇪🇺regrets that 🇲🇳, a State Party to the Rome Statute of the ⁦Int'l Criminal Court⁩, did not comply with its obligations under the statute to execute the arrest warrant against 🇷🇺 President Putin for crimes commited in 🇺🇦 eeas.europa.eu/eeas/mongolia-…

Ukraine: Deadly 🇷🇺attack in Poltava 👉yet another targeted bloodshed, it proves Putin's determination to continue the brutal war against Ukrainian people. It also underlines the need for 🇺🇦 to be able to fend off such attacks & push the aggressor back. eeas.europa.eu/eeas/ukraine-s…

Georgia: 🇪🇺 deplores the rushed adoption of a discriminatory "family values & protection of minors" law. It undermines fundamental rights & risks stigmatisation. We call on 🇬🇪 authorities to reconsider this harmful legislation and recommit to EU values. europa.eu/!YvdYJq

Belarus: 🇪🇺 takes note of the pardoning of 30 political prisoners yesterday. But around 1400 still remain imprisoned in inhumane conditions. We are alarmed by the reported health situation of Maria Kalesnikava & Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk. All political prisoners must be released.