Press Releases by Foreign Affairs Belgium
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Steven Vanackere -1.600 homes in East Jerusalem 12/03/2010
Steven Vanackere - Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo by His Majesty the King 10/03/2010
Steven Vanackere offers his condolences and those of the Belgian government to the families and friends of the victims of the earthquake in eastern Turkey on 8 March 08/03/2010
On the occasion of International Women's Day on 8 March, Steven Vanackere underscores his commitment to the promotion of women's rights 05/03/2010
Olivier Chastel confirms Belgium's position regarding the Eastern Partnership in Budapest - 02/03/2010 03/03/2010
Belgium and four other NATO member states are taking a joint initiative for disarmament 02/03/2010
Publication of the European Commission scoreboard: reactions to the transposition and implementation of European legislation into Belgian law 01/03/2010
Steven Vanackere on cluster munitions 18/02/2010
B-Fast's medical team returns to Belgium from Haiti 05/02/2010
Relief of B-Fast's medical team in Haiti and the evacuation of adoptive Haitian children 22/01/2010
Steven Vanackere on the situation in Haiti 15/01/2010
Earthquake in Haiti: Charles Michel suggests an emergency B-Fast meeting to plan the shipment of aid equipment 13/01/2010
Three Belgian detainees return home from Iran 06/01/2010
Steven Vanackere - extension of the MONUC mandate by the Security Council 24/12/2009
Steven Vanackere - Ratification by Belgium of the convention on cluster munitions 23/12/2009
Modernisation of cooperation between Belgium and the DRC: governance and efficiency 22/12/2009
Belgium ready to help Malawi 21/12/2009
Steven Vanackere's working visit to The Hague 15/12/2009
International Human Rights Day: combating discrimination and championing respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms 365 days a year 10/12/2009
Minister Vanackere condemns the bomb attacks in Baghdad and welcomes the adoption of Iraq's electoral law 09/12/2009
9 December 2009: International Anti-Corruption Day 08/12/2009
Rights of the child: Belgium supports an emergency UNICEF project designed to protect children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 04/12/2009
Climate change - Belgium supports the management of natural resources in the Mekong Basin 01/12/2009
Minister Vanackere condemns the taking of hostages and massacre in the Philippines on 23/11 26/11/2009
Steven Vanackere succeeds Yves Leterme as Belgium's foreign minister 26/11/2009
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 Nov.): Belgium contributes to the Stabilisation and Recovery Fund in eastern DRC 24/11/2009
Yves Leterme and Stefaan De Clerck - 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 23/11/2009
Yves Leterme - settlements in Jerusalem 19/11/2009
Y.Leterme & C.Michel - FDLR arrests 19/11/2009
FAO Summit, Rome: Charles Michel: Belgium has doubled its food aid contributions since 2008 16/11/2009
Minister Leterme congratulates Hamid Karzai on being re-elected president of Afghanistan 02/11/2009
A first for Belgium: Olivier Chastel announces compliance with European standards on transposition 30/10/2009
Yves Leterme - Condemnation of attacks in Kabul 29/10/2009
Foreign Minister Yves Leterme roundly condemns the murderous twin bombings in Baghdad 26/10/2009
Yves Leterme - UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for François Houtart 26/10/2009
Foreign Minister Yves Leterme issued the following statement marking United Nations Day (tomorrow, 24 October 2009) 23/10/2009
Launch of the Landmark Global Strategic Initiative on Capacity Development of Supreme Audit Institutions in Aid Recipient Countries 22/10/2009
Minister Leterme launches The Global Compact Network Belgium 16/10/2009
Yves Leterme welcomes Belgium's election as a member of UNESCO's Executive Council 16/10/2009
World Food Day: Belgium provides 5,000 tonnes of food aid for Kenya, Pakistan and Ethiopia 15/10/2009
Better targeted UN sanctions - seminar organised by Belgium in Brussels on 15 October 15/10/2009
Yves Leterme - Turkey and Armenia 11/10/2009
Afghanistan - preventive diplomacy - New contributions by Belgium 07/10/2009
Humanitarian aid from B-FAST to Sumatra 05/10/2009
Yves Leterme: natural disasters in the Pacific and humanitarian aid 02/10/2009
Yves Leterme condemns the violence in Conakry 30/09/2009
UN - Condemnation of the conduct of Libyan Leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi 24/09/2009
Minister Leterme's reaction to President Ahmadinejad's recent statements about the Holocaust 21/09/2009
Secretary of State Olivier Chastel is involving Belgium's Regions and Communities in the transposition of EU directives 16/09/2009
Yves Leterme welcomes the election of José Manuel Barroso 16/09/2009
Yves Leterme gladdened by the reopening of the consulate in Lubumbashi 14/09/2009
Minister Yves Leterme's contacts regarding Opel Antwerp 14/09/2009
Biometric passports are a key element in the fight against identity fraud 11/09/2009
Belgium to take former Guantanamo detainee 04/09/2009
Yves Leterme warmly welcomes the rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey 01/09/2009
Flags flown from the Belgian Embassy in Riga 28/08/2009
Humanitarian aid for Pakistan 28/08/2009
Mission of experts to Guantanamo 17/08/2009
Foreign Minister Yves Leterme expresses his sympathy for the victims of the natural catastrophes in East Asia 14/08/2009
Foreign Minister Yves Leterme welcomes the announcement of the arrest of Grégoire Ndahimana 12/08/2009
Foreign Minister Yves Leterme welcomes the announcement of the release of aid workers from NGO Action Against Hunger 12/08/2009
Foreign Minister Yves Leterme strongly condemns the sentence passed on Ms Aung San Suu Kyi 11/08/2009
Children and Armed Conflict - Extending the Monitoring Mechanism 05/08/2009
Reopening of the Consulate-General in Lubumbashi 04/08/2009
Charles Michel calls for the pledges made in the context of the peace process to be respected following unacceptable expulsions of Palestinian families in East Jerusalem 03/08/2009
Coach accident in Spain: Yves Leterme sends condolences to his Dutch counterpart 31/07/2009
Yves Leterme on the attacks in Spain 31/07/2009
Charles Michel and BTC's commitment to sustainable development: some specific examples in BTC's 2008 annual report 30/07/2009
Incidents in Ashraf (Iraq) 30/07/2009
Statements by the Turkish ambassador on the DHKP-C affair 22/07/2009
Patricia Vinck and Nabil Sayadi's names removed from the UN sanctions list 22/07/2009
Yves Leterme takes over from Karel De Gucht as Belgian foreign minister 17/07/2009
Belgium has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 08/07/2009
Nomination of a new Director-general at the IAEA 01/07/2009
Minister Charles Michel outlines his priorities for the health sector 22/06/2009
Peter Van den Bossche appointed as one of the seven members of the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 19/06/2009
Karel De Gucht voices his concerns to the Iranian ambassador 16/06/2009
Minister De Gucht responds to arrest of Belgian journalists in Teheran 14/06/2009
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to incidents in Peru 10/06/2009
Belgium launches electronic ID in northern France 04/06/2009
Minister De Gucht salutes President Obama's speech in Cairo 04/06/2009
Minister De Gucht sends a message of sympathy to his French counterpart following the air disaster 02/06/2009
Belgium sounds out Asian and European partners on ASEM 8 Summit 26/05/2009
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the closure of Guantanamo prison 22/05/2009
Minister Karel De Gucht condemns the killing in North Kivu 18/05/2009
Minister De Gucht is calling on the Burmese regime to release Ms Aung San Suu Kyi 18/05/2009
Heading for fresh momentum in university and scientific development cooperation 14/05/2009
Karel De Gucht is happy to see Belgium elected to the (UN) Human Rights Council (2009-2012) 12/05/2009
Minister De Gucht on the death penalty in Iraq 11/05/2009
Belgium welcomes the positive vote by the Czech Senate on the Treaty of Lisbon 06/05/2009
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the recent stoning in Iran 05/05/2009
Jean-Pol Poncelet stands as a Belgian candidate to head up the AIEA 04/05/2009
Opening up of the Belgian labour market 20/04/2009
Belgium condemns statements by Iranian President Ahmadinejad 20/04/2009
Karel De Gucht makes 21 million euro available for emergency aid in 2009 17/04/2009
Ministers De Gucht and Michel outraged by murder of Ernest Manirumva in Burundi 10/04/2009
Care of Palestinian children from Gaza in Belgium 07/04/2009
Earthquake in Italy: message from Minister De Gucht to his Italian colleague 06/04/2009
Commemorating the genocide in Rwanda 06/04/2009
Welcoming children from Gaza 06/04/2009
Karel De Gucht condemns the missile launch in North Korea 05/04/2009
Afghanistan: a proposal to double humanitarian aid 02/04/2009
Be well prepared before you set off abroad, and read the leaflet 31/03/2009
Belgium is becoming an important player in development at international level 30/03/2009
Temporary reintroduction of controls at the borders with France and Germany 24/03/2009
Karel De Gucht pleased with the service from the SOLVIT centre in Belgium 23/03/2009
Working lunch - K. De Gucht and his colleague A. Thambwe of the DRC 23/03/2009
The 'Simon Leys' affair 20/03/2009
K. De Gucht once more concerned over the prison sentence handed down to Sayed Pervez Kambaksh 19/03/2009
Declarations of Pope Benedict XVI regarding condoms: Charles Michel opposes such irresponsible statements 19/03/2009
Arrest of human rights defenders in Kinshasa 18/03/2009
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht welcomes the recent decision by the Burundi justice authorities to acquit and release Mr Alexis Sinduhije 17/03/2009
Arrest of human rights defenders in Kinshasa 17/03/2009
Minister De Gucht pleased with release of MSF Belgium members abducted in Darfur 14/03/2009
Abduction in Darfur - Karel De Gucht concerned 13/03/2009
Minister De Gucht consults civil society 13/03/2009
Burundi: Alexis Sinduhije released 12/03/2009
Foreign Minister De Gucht meets with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 06/03/2009
UN DRCongo Sanctions Committee adds four FDLR leaders to the list of individuals and entities subject to travel bans and an assets freeze 04/03/2009
Smooth return to Gaza for child who received care in Belgium 27/02/2009
Automotive industry - the role of Belgian diplomacy 27/02/2009
Condolences for the victims of the Turkish Airlines Boeing crash 27/02/2009
Belgium lodges application initiating proceedings before the International Court of Justice in the Hissène Habré case 19/02/2009
Condolences on the death of human rights activist Alison Des Forges 14/02/2009
Presidency logo: meeting of the international panel in Budapest 13/02/2009
Arms exports to Israel: consultation with the Regions 09/02/2009
Charles Michel welcomes the appointment of François-Xavier de Donnea as President of the 'Sahel Club' 06/02/2009
African Union: collaboration with Belgium 05/02/2009
Charles Michel reiterates his commitment to efforts to eliminate the use of child soldiers: 2 million euros is to be spent on bolstering actions in Central Africa 05/02/2009
Economic diplomacy: Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht meets his Colombian counterpart 04/02/2009
Summit of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Abeba 02/02/2009
Reaction of K. De Gucht on Ahmadinejad's statement about the Holocaust 29/01/2009
Medical care for six Palestinian victims from Gaza 28/01/2009
No impunity for the recruitment of child soldiers 26/01/2009
Arrival of injured children from Gaza 14/01/2009
B-Fast's humanitarian operation to evacuate injured children is just awaiting the go-ahead 11/01/2009
Evacuation of injured Palestinian children from Gaza - Belgian initiative 07/01/2009
Repatriation of children injured in the Gaza Strip: Charles Michel calls upon the Czech EU Presidency to arrange consultations very soon at European level 07/01/2009
Condemnation by Minister de Gucht of the escalation of military violence in Gaza 06/01/2009
Extension of the mandate of the UN Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB) 23/12/2008
Minister De Gucht is heartened by the extension of the mandate of Monuc and by the extension of the system of sanctions against the DRC 23/12/2008
Minister De Gucht is pleased with the adoption by the Security Council of a declaration on the Brussels International Tribunals 23/12/2008
Report by the UN Group of Experts on respecting the system of sanctions against the DRC 14/12/2008
Karel De Gucht backs call by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for a relief force in eastern DR Congo 06/12/2008
Karel De Gucht on the peace process in Burundi 05/12/2008
The appointment of Hillary Clinton as US Secretary of State 01/12/2008
Karel De Gucht demands an explanation for an incident involving a VRT journalist in China 29/11/2008
Blockade on Bangkok airports 29/11/2008
Minister De Gucht condemns Mumbai attacks 27/11/2008
DRC - Call to action by Charles Michel against the use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war 24/11/2008
Minister De Gucht welcomes the decision by the UN Security Council to shore up MONUC 21/11/2008
Minister De Gucht to visit New York for revision of MONUC mandate 17/11/2008
Minister De Gucht addresses the Kimberley Conference in New Delhi, India 03/11/2008
Minister De Gucht meets Rwandan president Paul Kagame 01/11/2008
Minister Charles Michel urgently calls for a debate on the situation in eastern Congo in the Council of the European Union 27/10/2008
Minister De Gucht is relieved that the Afghan judiciary has commuted the death sentence of the young Afghan journalist Sayed Parvez Kambakhsh 22/10/2008
Development Cooperation Minister Charles Michel is extremely concerned about the situation in eastern Congo 14/10/2008
General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in Luxembourg 14/10/2008
Minister De Gucht frees up over 2 million EUR for hurricane victims in Haiti and Cuba following a reassessment of needs 10/10/2008
Charles Michel to present his report on human rights 07/10/2008
Minister De Gucht condemns the comments made by Laurent Nkunda 06/10/2008
Olivier Chastel in Madrid to prepare for Belgium's EU Presidency in 2010 - Brussels, 24/09/2008 24/09/2008
Business Council launched 19/09/2008
Olivier Chastel accompanied Prince Philippe on a visit to the house of Jean Monnet, historical birthplace of European construction 18/09/2008
Bart Ouvry is the new spokesperson for FPS Foreign Affairs 12/09/2008
Minister De Gucht calls for an end to the fighting in Eastern Congo 11/09/2008
Follow-up Group for 2010 EU Presidency meets under chairmanship of Olivier Chastel 05/09/2008
Minister De Gucht saddened by the death of a Belgian bomb disposal expert in Lebanon 03/09/2008
Minister De Gucht describes Russia's recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as unacceptable 26/08/2008
Foreign Minister De Gucht's political meetings in Beijing (part 2) 23/08/2008
Foreign Minister De Gucht's political meetings in Beijing 22/08/2008
Minister De Gucht is happy that Belarusian opposition leader Alexander Kazulin has been released 19/08/2008
Minister De Gucht freeing up 500,000 qeur for the refugees from the conflict in Georgia 13/08/2008
Minister De Gucht is concerned about the escalation of violence in South Ossetia 09/08/2008
Belgian Presidency of the Security Council of the UN 01/08/2008
The arrest of Radovan Karadzic and its repercussions for the entry into force of the interim agreement between the EU and Serbia 31/07/2008
WTO negotiations and the failure of the July 2008 Ministerial Conference on World Trade 29/07/2008
Karel De Gucht pleased with arrest of Karadzic 22/07/2008
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht pleased with the 10th anniversary of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in The Hague 17/07/2008
Preparations under way for the Belgian EU presidency in 2010 04/07/2008
Training course for Iraqi police officers and judges at FPS Foreign Affairs 04/07/2008
Minister De Gucht welcomes the freeing of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages 03/07/2008
According to Olivier Chastel, the plan for a Euro-Mediterranean free trade area remains more relevant than ever 02/07/2008
Karel De Gucht is delighted with the greater credibility and effectiveness of the sanctions against al-Qaeda and the Taliban 30/06/2008
Minister De Gucht condemns the violence in Zimbabwe 24/06/2008
UN Security resolution on sexual violence 20/06/2008
UN Security Council resolution on problems of sexual violence 20/06/2008
Comments by Karel De Gucht on the International Criminal Court and the need to cooperate 17/06/2008
Referendum in Ireland - Reaction of the State Secretary for European and Foreign Affairs Olivier Chastel 16/06/2008
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht laments the outcome of the Irish referendum 13/06/2008
Minister De Gucht welcomes Stojan Zupljanin's arrest by the Serbian authorities 11/06/2008
Bomb attacks in Algeria 09/06/2008
Ministers De Gucht and Michel concerned about the situation on the West Bank 06/06/2008
Minister De Gucht regrets the closure of the consulates in Bukavu and Lubumbashi 02/06/2008
Minister De Gucht is delighted with the agreement on cluster munitions 29/05/2008
Olivier Chastel addresses the first annual evaluation meeting of the International Compact for Iraq in Stockholm 29/05/2008
Operations B-Fast Myanmar and B-Fast China - the current situation and sending of additional equipment on 28 May 2008 28/05/2008
Election of General Sleiman as Lebanon's president 26/05/2008
Latest press releases 22/05/2008
Operations B-Fast Myanmar and China - the current situation 22/05/2008
Second conference on the Burundian Diaspora in Brussels (23-25 May) 21/05/2008
Operation B-Fast in China: Belgium to build a camp for 2,000 people 20/05/2008
Minister De Gucht deplores the visit to Syria by a delegation from the Walloon parliament 20/05/2008
State Secretary Chastel in the UN Security Council 20/05/2008
Operation B-Fast in Myanmar 16/05/2008
650,000 euro for the victims of the earthquake in China 14/05/2008
Aid for the cyclone victims in Myanmar 13/05/2008
Karel De Gucht offers to help the victims of the earthquake in China 13/05/2008
Extraordinary meeting of European foreign and development cooperation ministers to discuss the humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar - Charles Michel and Olivier Chastel call for the relevant borders to be opened up for humanitarian workers 13/05/2008
Charles Michel applies for a personal visa to travel to Myanmar 12/05/2008
Statement by Foreign Minister De Gucht on the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo 09/05/2008
Minister De Gucht condemns the outbreaks of violence in Lebanon 09/05/2008
"Trio Presidency" of the European Union 2010-2011 - Meeting of the Secretaries of State 08/05/2008
Minister De Gucht is freeing up 250,000 euro for the people affected by Myanmar/Burma 06/05/2008
Minister De Gucht condemns the FNL's offensive in Bujumbura 18/04/2008
Minister De Gucht laments the loss of life in the Goma air crash 15/04/2008
Minister de Gucht discusses the Sarens affair 15/04/2008
Appointment of Johan Verbeke as Ban Ki-Moon's Special Coordinator for Lebanon 12/04/2008
Parliament adopts the Treaty of Lisbon 11/04/2008
Minister De Gucht condemns the attack on Nahal Oz 10/04/2008
Belgium's attitude towards the Olympic Games and China 09/04/2008
Karel De Gucht receives Radhika Coomaraswamy, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict 08/04/2008
Foreign Minister De Gucht voices his concern at the sentencing of Hu Jia 04/04/2008
The UN Security Council extends DRC sanctions' regime with 9 months 31/03/2008
Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs Olivier Chastel at the informal Gymnich meeting with the European Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brdo (Slovenia) - the situation in Tibet 27/03/2008
Appointment of Olivier De Schutter as Special Rapporteur on the right to food 26/03/2008
Minister De Gucht pleased with the publication of the report on DRC mining contracts 21/03/2008
Karel De Gucht supports the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the prevention of genocides 14/03/2008
The UN Security Council adopts FDLR resolution 1804 concerning East Congo 13/03/2008
Reaction of Minister Michel on the attack in East-Jerusalem 07/03/2008
Burundi : Charles Michel meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burundi to forge a new framework for cooperation between both countries 07/03/2008
Senate discusses Lisbon Treaty 06/03/2008
Meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Orgyzko 03/03/2008
Conference: "Climate Change, a new Challenge for Development Cooperation?" 29/02/2008
Minister De Gucht condemns the escalation of violence in the south of Israel and Gaza 29/02/2008
Minister Michel travels to Jerusalem and condemns the spiral of violence 29/02/2008
Minister De Gucht sends a message of congratulations to the new President of Cyprus 25/02/2008
Memorandum of Understanding with Turkmenistan 22/02/2008
Karel De Gucht on Kosovo's declaration of independence 17/02/2008
Minister De Gucht defends the independence of the judiciary in Belgium 11/02/2008
Transfer of ex-warlord Mathieu Ngudjolo to The Hague 07/02/2008
Death penalty for a journalist: Afghan Ambassador summoned by Minister De Gucht 04/02/2008
Minister De Gucht congratulates President Boris Tadic with his re-election 04/02/2008
Death penalty for Afghan journalist Perwez Kambakhsh 01/02/2008
East Congo Peace Conference 23/01/2008
Children's homes in Bulgaria 22/01/2008
Minister De Gucht presents the new Belgian passport 15/01/2008
Arrival of injured children from Gaza 14/01/2008
Release of two hostages in Colombia 11/01/2008
Minister De Gucht welcomes the opening of the Goma Peace Conference 06/01/2008
Minister De Gucht welcomes Belgium's appointment to the Organizational Committee of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) 03/01/2008
Minister De Gucht deeply concerned about the violence in Kenya 02/01/2008
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the assassination of Ms Benazir Bhutto 27/12/2007
Minister De Gucht comments on the UN Security Council debate on Kosovo in New York 19/12/2007
Minister De Gucht welcomes the decision to pardon the 'Qatif girl' 19/12/2007
Belgium pledges 86 million euros at the International Donors' Conference for the Palestinian State 17/12/2007
Minister De Gucht condemns the attack in Beirut 12/12/2007
The continuity of Belgian Development Cooperation 12/12/2007
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the terrorist attacks in Algiers 11/12/2007
60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 10/12/2007
The reopening of the Consulate-General in Bukavu 30/11/2007
Belgium has aviation agreements with Ecuador and Colombia 28/11/2007
Serge Brammertz's appointment as Prosecutor Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 28/11/2007
Myanmar and climate change on the agenda of the EU-ASEAN Summit 22/11/2007
Minister De Gucht deeply concerned by the sentence handed down to a Saudi woman 22/11/2007
Statement by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium to the 8th Meeting of the States Parties to the Mine Ban Convention, Jordan, 18/11/2007 20/11/2007
Food aid for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 19/11/2007
Food aid for Bangladesh 19/11/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht welcomes the formation of a government in Burundi 16/11/2007
Transposition of EU directives by Belgium 16/11/2007
Karel De Gucht discusses the situation in eastern Congo with Haile Menkerios, Assistant Secretary-General of the UN 14/11/2007
Belgian pilote Jacques Wilmart is free 09/11/2007
European Regional Conference on Cluster Munitions: conference texts 31/10/2007
Emergency aid for Eastern Congo 30/10/2007
Minister Karel De Gucht organises a Conference on Cluster Munitions 29/10/2007
Financial support for the Carter Center 26/10/2007
Minister De Gucht on Belgian action taken in the Myanmar/Burma crisis 24/10/2007
Karel De Gucht calls on Iranian authorities to spare life of Soghra Najaf Pour 24/10/2007
Minister De Gucht welcomes the debate on "Women, Peace and Security" in the UN Security Council 23/10/2007
Foreign Minister De Gucht welcomed the news that Germain Katanga, an Ituri militia leader, has now been sent to The Hague 18/10/2007
Minister Laruelle has earmarked an emergency agricultural support for Peru 15/10/2007
Minister De Gucht pleased with adoption of Security Council Presidential Statement on situation in Myanmar 11/10/2007
Minister De Gucht pleased with work done by committee of experts to delimit border between DR Congo and Angola 11/10/2007
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Myanmar 05/10/2007
Minister De Gucht laments the victims of the air crash in Kinshasa 04/10/2007
Minister De Gucht meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss UN facilitation in Eastern Congo 27/09/2007
Minister De Gucht organises consultation on the situation in Eastern Congo 26/09/2007
Minister Laruelle will attend the International Conference on the Fight Against Cervical Cancer 24/09/2007
Karel De Gucht comments on the International Day of Peace 21/09/2007
Karel De Gucht issues statement on the attack in Beirut targeting member of parliament Antoine Ghanem 19/09/2007
Visit by President Kabila to Belgium 14/09/2007
Minister De Gucht has expressed deep concern at the situation in Eastern Congo 07/09/2007
Following the earthquake in Peru, Belgium has decided to make EURO 500,000 available 17/08/2007
Carla Van Den Eeckhoudt, the Belgian hostage released in Iran, arrived in Teheran on Thursday at noon (Belgian time) 16/08/2007
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the release of the young Belgian lady who had been kidnapped by bandits in southeast Iran 15/08/2007
Two Belgian nationals have disappeared in the Bam region of Iran 14/08/2007
UN Security Council's decision to extend by six months the current sanction regime pertaining to DR Congo 10/08/2007
Cajamarca affair: Minister De Gucht calls a meeting with the Ecuadorian ambassador 03/08/2007
Minister De Gucht welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1769 on the situation in Darfur 01/08/2007
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to the report of the group of experts on DRCongo 27/07/2007
Rwanda abolishes capital punishment 27/07/2007
Minister Karel De Gucht on Eastern Congo, the European Union and the United Nations 24/07/2007
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to the freeing of the Bulgarian medical team 24/07/2007
Karel De Gucht regrets failure of UN Security Council over Kosovo 20/07/2007
Foreign Minister De Gucht's reaction to the commutation of the Bulgarian medical team's sentence 18/07/2007
Transposition of EU directives: Belgium reaches the 1.5% target for the first time since May 2002 18/07/2007
Minister De Gucht's mission to Central Afrika 15/07/2007
Minister De Gucht has indignantly condemned the stoning of Jafar Kihani in Iran 13/07/2007
155 United Nations Member States mark closing of inaugural Global Forum on Migration and Development. « Landmark event » ends with commitments for action 11/07/2007
Belgium's new ambassadors abroad 09/07/2007
United Nations Security Council adopts a presidential statement on small arms and light weapons 29/06/2007
Last round of discussions on Kosovo under Belgian presidency of the Security Council 29/06/2007
Minister De Gucht expresses his concern about the situation in Lebanon 26/06/2007
Minister De Gucht chairs the Security Council debate on Natural Resources and Conflict 26/06/2007
Minister De Decker at the Paris Conference on Darfur 25/06/2007
Biometric passports: Belgian passport earns high score on security 22/06/2007
Minister De Gucht disappointed by the lack of results of the G4 meeting in Potsdam 22/06/2007
Foreign Minister De Gucht's reaction on the UN Security Council visit to Africa 18/06/2007
Foreign Minister De Gucht has forcefully condemned the latest attack in Samarra, Iraq 13/06/2007
Foreign Minister De Gucht's reaction re connecting negotiations between the European Union and Serbia to cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia 08/06/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht welcomes the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon 31/05/2007
Meeting with the Congolese Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation 23/05/2007
Natural Resources and Conflict: seminar organised by Belgium in New York 21/05/2007
Minister De Gucht on MONUC's new mandate 15/05/2007
EU Council of Development Ministers: intervention by Minister Armand De Decker 15/05/2007
Congo's forests on the agenda of the Council of EU Development Ministers 14/05/2007
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the cancellation of the Dalai Lama's visit 10/05/2007
The Dalai Lama calls off his visit to Belgium 09/05/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht is pleased that Belgium is hosting the fourth Cartooning for Peace event 03/05/2007
The world's longest Bridge of Solidarity in Brussels' Cinquantenaire Park 02/05/2007
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to the lifting of the ban on diamond imports from Liberia 28/04/2007
Access to archives concerning deportations during World War II 26/04/2007
Didier Donfut pays a bilateral visit to Morocco 25/04/2007
The double taxation treaty with the United States ratified in Brussels 20/04/2007
Ceremony to sign the EU Trust Fund for financing infrastructure in Africa 20/04/2007
Press invitation: Presentation Global Forum on Migration and Development and launch of its website/Programme Medma-IOM 16/04/2007
Minister Armand De Decker condemns the attacks in Algiers 12/04/2007
Minister Armand De Decker defends the forests of Congo at the World Bank 12/04/2007
Foreign Minister De Gucht on the statement by the presidency of the Security Council on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 04/04/2007
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the deaths of five AMIS troops in Sudan 03/04/2007
Capture of 15 British navy personnel: Minister De Gucht summons Iran's chargé d'affaires 30/03/2007
The FPS Foreign Affairs on the extension of the Brammertz Commission's mandate 28/03/2007
Karel De Gucht on the new UN resolution on Iran 25/03/2007
Minister De Gucht on the normalisation of the situation in Kinshasa 25/03/2007
Minister De Gucht concerned by developments in Kinshasa 22/03/2007
Minister De Gucht shocked by death sentences in Sudan 21/03/2007
Africa on the agenda of the European Council in Bonn 13/03/2007
Cooperation between Belgium and Congo officially resumed 09/03/2007
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the accident involving Belgian peacekeepers in Lebanon 08/03/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht is awarding emergency aid totalling 500,000 EUR to the victims of flooding in Mozambique 05/03/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht earmarks 240,000 euro for a UNICEF healthcare and water project in the parts of Bolivia ravaged by flooding 05/03/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht earmarks 240,000 EUR for a UNICEF healthcare and water project in the parts of Bolivia ravaged by flooding 05/03/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht is awarding emergency aid totalling 500,000 euro to the victims of flooding in Mozambique 05/03/2007
Minister Armand De Decker to visit Democratic Republic of Congo 02/03/2007
International Conference on Sustainable Forest Management in the Democratic Republic of Congo: conclusions and commitments 27/02/2007
Minister de Gucht's reaction to the International Conference on Cluster Munitions (Oslo, 22-23 February) 25/02/2007
Minister Armand De Decker to meet members of the Congolese diaspora working in the health sector 14/02/2007
Minister De Gucht comments on the latest development in the Middle East peace process 09/02/2007
Transfer of ex-warlord Mathieu Ngudjolo to The Hague 07/02/2007
Canada-Belgium 'Working Holiday Programme' in application since January 2007 06/02/2007
Minister De Gucht condemns disproportionate use of violence in Bas-Congo 03/02/2007
Minister Armand De Decker's mission to Ecuador 19/01/2007
Reaction by Minister De Gucht following the assassination of Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink 19/01/2007
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on the release of prisoners in Burundi 16/01/2007
Minister De Gucht meets Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu 16/01/2007
Agreement reached on how to divide up the chairs of the Council's subsidiary bodies 12/01/2007
Minister Karel De Gucht summons Libya's chargé d'affaires 12/01/2007
Minister Armand De Decker represents Belgium at the inauguration of the new President of Ecuador 11/01/2007
Launch of Mineral Resources in Central Africa Task Force 22/12/2006
International Conference on Sustainable Forest Management in the Democratic Republic of Congo 22/12/2006
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences to Turkmen people over death of leader, offers Organization's help on democratic reforms 21/12/2006
Mission by State Secretary for European Affairs Donfut to Croatia 18/12/2006
OSCE seminar on cross border trade and transport in South Eastern Europe identifies measures to improve customs and border proceedings 15/12/2006
Minister De Gucht condemns the conference in Iran on the Holocaust 12/12/2006
OSCE Chairman concerned over constitutional referendum in Nagorno-Karabakh 11/12/2006
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht urges participating States to protect human rights defenders 08/12/2006
The Democratic Republic of Congo's pacification and democratisation - a major success for the Verhofstadt I and II governments 08/12/2006
Minister De Gucht warmly welcomes the adoption of a UN resolution that will open up the way to the negotiation of an international treaty on the arms trade 08/12/2006
OSCE's Belgian Chairmanship says it helped start new chapter for Organization 05/12/2006
OSCE Ministerial Council: Perception of the Chairman-in-Office 05/12/2006
OSCE Chairman calls for strong move to tackle illicit arms trafficking by air 04/12/2006
OSCE foreign ministers start meeting with focus on unresolved conflicts and boosting Organization's efficiency 04/12/2006
OSCE Belgian Chairmanship and UNODC launch toolkit to help countries reform criminal justice systems 04/12/2006
Karel De Gucht welcomes the ceasefire in Gaza 28/11/2006
Message of congratulation to DR Congo President Joseph Kabila 27/11/2006
Police chiefs from OSCE countries agree to enhance co-operation to fight organized crime 24/11/2006
Belgian OSCE Chairmanship calls for greater attention to the rights of children on Universal Children's Day 20/11/2006
Meeting between Minister De Decker and the WWF president on the 40th anniversary of WWF-Belgium 17/11/2006
Belgian OSCE Chairmanship stresses importance of prosecuting offenders and justice for victims of human trafficking for forced labour 16/11/2006
Minister Armand De Decker plays host to African heads of state and government 16/11/2006
Minister De Gucht indignant about rocket attacks on Israel 16/11/2006
Presidential election in DR Congo 16/11/2006
Referendum in South Ossetia region not recognized and unproductive, OSCE Chairman says 14/11/2006
OSCE Chairman praises Kyrgyz government, opposition for reaching agreement 09/11/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht is shocked by Israel's recent attack on Gaza 08/11/2006
The Belgian government is happy that the second ballot in the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo went off so well 29/10/2006
Minister De Gucht regrets the Senate's meeting with Mrs Maryam Rajavi 26/10/2006
United Nations Day 23/10/2006
OSCE Chairman congratulates UN Secretary-General designate Ban Ki-Moon 17/10/2006
Belgium's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council today 16/10/2006
OSCE Chairman expresses serious regrets at the failure of Joint Control Commission meeting on Georgian-Ossetian conflict 13/10/2006
More co-operation needed to avoid fires in Nagorno-Karabakh region, OSCE-led expert mission finds 13/10/2006
More co-operation needed to avoid fires in Nagorno-Karabakh region, OSCE-led expert mission finds 13/10/2006
Fast-track visas available for Chinese business people 10/10/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht strongly condemns North Korea's nuclear test 09/10/2006
North Korean nuclear arms test threatens security in OSCE area, Chairman warns 09/10/2006
OSCE Chairman shocked by murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya 08/10/2006
Experts from OSCE Black Sea and Caspian countries agree to co-operate to protect ports from terrorists 06/10/2006
Foreign Minister De Gucht deems unacceptable North Korea's announcement of an intended nucear test 03/10/2006
OSCE Chairmanship, France and US call for action to combat sexual exploitation of children 03/10/2006
OSCE Chairman eases tensions by brokering transfer of Russian military officers from Georgia to Russia 02/10/2006
OSCE Chairman in touch with Russia and Georgia to try to ease rising tensions over "spy" case 01/10/2006
OSCE Chairman calls on leaders to help solve tense "frozen conflicts" 28/09/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht pleased with the opening session of the National Assembly in Kinshasa 25/09/2006
OSCE holds high-level meeting with Council of Europe and discusses way to boost co-operation 22/09/2006
Belgium's new Ambassadors abroad 22/09/2006
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the coup d'état in Thailand 20/09/2006
OSCE does not recognize Transdniestrian independence referendum according to Chairman-in-Office 18/09/2006
OSCE Chairman calls for investigation into death of imprisoned Turkmen journalist 15/09/2006
OSCE Chairman condemns shooting incident in Serbian snap local election 11/09/2006
OSCE Chairman urges all sides to ensure calm in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone and find workable solutions 11/09/2006
OSCE Chairman concerned helicopter incident in Georgia contradicts commitments 04/09/2006
K. De Gucht on the provisional results of the presidential election in Congo 21/08/2006
OSCE Chairman welcomes Russia's suspension of extraditions of refugees and praises Kazakhstan for positive steps 16/08/2006
Minister De Gucht frees up 1 million EUR of emergency aid for victims of the war in Lebanon 13/08/2006
OSCE Chairman deeply concerned at Belarusian court verdict against would-be election monitors 04/08/2006
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the Israeli bombing of Qana (Lebanon) 31/07/2006
Belgian government welcomes proper conduct of the general elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite a few isolated incidents 30/07/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht supports the peace process in Sudan 18/07/2006
OSCE Chairman regrets delay of JCC meeting and detention of Russian diplomats in Georgia 17/07/2006
OSCE Chairman-in-Office voices deep concern at "harsh" jail sentence imposed on Belarusian opposition leader 14/07/2006
Minister De Gucht extremely concerned by the rapidly worsening situation in the Middle East 13/07/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht condemns the brutal bomb attacks in Mumbai (India) 12/07/2006
OSCE Chairman alarmed at detention of Mission Officers in Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone 12/07/2006
OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls for calm and restrain in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict 11/07/2006
Minister De Decker visits Kenya 11/07/2006
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to the elimination of Shamil Bassayev 11/07/2006
Euro-African Conference on migration and development 10/07/2006
Reaction of Minister De Gucht at the conclusion of the UN Conference on small weapons 09/07/2006
OSCE Chairman welcomes large compliance of Skopje vote with international standards but regrets isolated irregularities 07/07/2006
Minister De Gucht concerned about situation in Middle East 05/07/2006
Minister De Gucht condemns missile testing in North Korea 05/07/2006
Minister Armand De Decker visits Rwanda 04/07/2006
Minister Armand De Decker visits the Great Lakes region 30/06/2006
De Gucht receives NGOs working together on the Control Arms campaign 21/06/2006
An OSCE donor conference in Brussels raises over 10 million Euro for the economic reconstruction of that area at the heart of the conflict between Georgia and Ossetia 14/06/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht meets Belgians who are going to participate in election observation missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 13/06/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht pleased at the elimination of al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 08/06/2006
OSCE states considering Montenegro's request to join the Organization 06/06/2006
OSCE Chairman discusses Transdniestria and post-election developments during visit to Ukraine 02/06/2006
OSCE Chairman urges Transdniestrian authorities to re-engage in political dialogue with Chisinau 01/06/2006
Belgium welcomes United States' offer regarding Iran's nuclear dossier 01/06/2006
Chairman De Gucht stresses OSCE's role in promoting press freedom and tolerance 29/05/2006
Political leaders and OSCE experts begin talks in Prague on security and transport networks 22/05/2006
OSCE Chairman calls on Belgrade and Podgorica to continue dialogue after referendum 22/05/2006
Karel De Gucht welcomes the formation of a democratically elected government in Iraq 20/05/2006
Minister Armand De Decker supports UNICEF 'AIDS Orphans' campaign 19/05/2006
Didier Donfut pleased with final approval of the European financial framework for 2007-2013 18/05/2006
Minister De Gucht supports the vital role of NGOs in the context of Belgium's Chairmanship of the OSCE 16/05/2006
United Nations: Belgium's election to the Commission on the Status of Women 12/05/2006
Didier Donfut represents Belgium at the Conference of French-Speaking Ministers on Human Security 11/05/2006
Election schedule for the Democratic Republic of Congo 01/05/2006
B-FAST in action in the flooded region of Nikopol in Bulgaria 28/04/2006
OSCE Chairman condemns today's jailing of Belarusian opposition leader Milinkevich and calls for his immediate release 27/04/2006
OSCE Chairman commends authorities in Skopje on their reform efforts and encourages them to continue on this path 27/04/2006
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht expresses his shock at the fresh outbreak of murderous attacks in Egypt 26/04/2006
OSCE Chairman raises rule of law, democratic institutions and economic development with Albanian authorities; urges resumed work on electoral reform 26/04/2006
The Justice and Peace Act in Colombia: a few projects financed by Belgium 25/04/2006
Burundi is firmly committed to fighting corruption with the help of Belgium and the World Bank 25/04/2006
Minister Armand De Decker to attend meeting of World Bank Development Committee 21/04/2006
OSCE Chairman expresses condolences after French expert dies in landmine accident in Tajikistan 20/04/2006
Minister Armand De Decker receives WWF Belgium 19/04/2006
UNHCR conference on the humanitarian needs of Iraqi refugees: Belgium contributes 500,000 EUR 18/04/2006
Karel De Gucht condemns yesterday's suicide attack in Tel Aviv 18/04/2006
Armand De Decker reacts to the flooding in Kinshasa 13/04/2006
UN Security Council: Belgium to head Kosovo-Belgrade mission 13/04/2006
Minister Armand De Decker proposes a law against denial of the Rwandan genocide 07/04/2006
OSCE Chairman welcomes Russian-Georgian agreement on base closure 07/04/2006
Foreign Minister De Gucht on the statement by the presidency of the Security Council on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 04/04/2006
Belgian official development assistance totals 0.53% of GNI 04/04/2006
Minister De Decker attends first joint meeting of OECD cooperation and environment ministers 04/04/2006
OSCE Chairman calls on Uzbekistan to make domestic reforms and strengthen civil society 01/04/2006
OSCE Chairman-in-Office concerned about violent incidents in Georgian prison 31/03/2006
Minister Armand De Decker meets Abbé Appolinaire Malu Malu, Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) 30/03/2006
OSCE Chairman encourages Tajik Government to push ahead with democratic reforms 30/03/2006
Visiting Turkmenistan OSCE Chairman notes importance of starting political reforms and democratisation 29/03/2006
OSCE Chairman urges Kyrgyz authorities to prioritize fight against human trafficking and money laundering 29/03/2006
Karel De Gucht encourages Kazakhstan to move ahead on further political reforms 27/03/2006
Chairman-in-Office welcomes free and fair conduct of elections in Ukraine 27/03/2006
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht condemns police crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Minsk 24/03/2006
Minister Armand De Decker to attend the 28th Board meeting of the Indigenous Fund 23/03/2006
Didier Donfut in Marrakesh for the 5th Euromed Ministerial Conference on trade 23/03/2006
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht concerned over continuous detentions amid post-election developments in Belarus 23/03/2006
Meeting with Peruvian Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua de Romana 23/03/2006
Meeting between Minister Armand De Decker and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) 22/03/2006
OSCE Chairman Karel De Gucht deplores atmosphere of growing intimidation in the run-up to the elections in Belarus 17/03/2006
Minister De Gucht comments on the UN's creation of a Human Rights Council 16/03/2006
OSCE Chairman regrets death of Milosevic could mean no closure for victims 11/03/2006
Karel De Gucht salutes the promulgation of the electoral law in the Democratic Republic of Congo 10/03/2006
"Positive spirit" needed to solve problems over Transdniestrian section of Moldova-Ukraine border 08/03/2006
Emergency food aid for Africa 08/03/2006
OSCE CiO seriously concerned about the situation in Belarus 03/03/2006
OSCE: ODIHR Director's mandate extended 28/02/2006
Didier Donfut to travel to Budapest on 1 March for an initial meeting with the future Hungarian and Spanish EU Presidencies 28/02/2006
Karel De Gucht condemns the attack on the Samarra mausoleum in Iraq 24/02/2006
Prime Minister Verhofstadt and Foreign Minister De Gucht speak out about the SNBA airbus affair in Kigali 24/02/2006
International conference on Sustainable Forest Management in the Democratic Republic of Congo 22/02/2006
Belgium makes further progress in transposing EU directives 21/02/2006
Didier Donfut to pay a working visit to Warsaw (22-23 February 2006) 21/02/2006
Minister De Gucht applauds DR Congo's adoption of a new Constitution 20/02/2006
Emergency food aid for Tanzania 17/02/2006
Minister De Gucht is taking steps to encourage foreign diplomats to pay fines incurred for highway code violations 17/02/2006
OSCE unites on steps to ensure press freedom and respect for religious and other beliefs 17/02/2006
Didier Donfut on working visit to Romania 14/02/2006
OSCE Chairman-in-Office welcomes election of Kosovo president 10/02/2006
Approval of the European Constitution 08/02/2006
Chairman De Gucht expresses concern at the violent protests over the religious cartoons and calls for balance between freedom of expression and respect for religious and other beliefs 08/02/2006
Minister De Gucht roundly condemns the attack on UN troops in Congo 23/01/2006
Pierre Chevalier opens the OSCE Economic Forum on transport 23/01/2006
Brussels commemorates victims of the Holocaust Friday 23/01/2006
OSCE Chairman-in-Office offers condolences over death of Kosovo's President Rugova 21/01/2006
OSCE Chairman welcomes invitation to observe Belarus presidential election 19/01/2006
Conference: "Reinforcing the Area of Freedom, Security, Justice and Prosperity in the EU and its Neighbours", Brussels, 24-25/01/2006 19/01/2006
Minister De Gucht aligns himself with the E3/EU statement on Iran 17/01/2006
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht addresses the UN Security Council 16/01/2006
Official visit to Peru by Minister Armand De Decker 13/01/2006
Serge Brammertz appointed head of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission 11/01/2006
The private sector and the battle against AIDS: Minister Armand De Decker held a meeting with Richard Holbrooke 09/01/2006
Minister Karel De Gucht summons the Iranian ambassador 06/01/2006
OSCE Chairman-in-Office encouraged by agreement on gas supplies between Russia and Ukraine 04/01/2006
OSCE Belgian Chairman-in-Office Karel De Gucht calls for "predictable, reliable and economically acceptable energy supply" 02/01/2006
Belgium to take over Chairmanship of OSCE on 1 January 30/12/2005
Belgian aid to countries hit by the tsunami 23/12/2005
Minister De Gucht content with the referendum on the new Congolese Constitution 19/12/2005
Approval of the new Indicative Cooperation Programme between Belgium and Morocco 19/12/2005
Minister Armand De Decker at the WTO Summit in Hong Kong 13/12/2005
Response by Minister De Gucht to the statements about Israel made by Iranian President Ahmadinejad 09/12/2005
Minister De Gucht condemns suicide attack in Netanya 05/12/2005
Minister De Gucht 's reaction to the Euromed Summit in Barcelona (27-28 November 2005) 28/11/2005
Minister Armand De Decker visits the Great Lakes Region 25/11/2005
Four proposals by Minister De Decker to the European Union's General Affairs and External Relations Council 22/11/2005
Meeting with the prime minister of Niger 21/11/2005
Father Theunis returns home to Belgium 19/11/2005
Belgium joins the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research 16/11/2005
Minister De Decker on a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo 10/11/2005
Minister De Gucht condemns the bombings in the Jordanian capital Amman 10/11/2005
Minister De Gucht condemns the bombings in New Delhi 30/10/2005
Foreign Minister De Gucht's reaction to statements by Iranian President Ahmadinejad 27/10/2005
Karel De Gucht backs a pilot project for human rights in Kyrgyzstan 26/10/2005
Armand De Decker's role in the OECD's review of Belgium's development cooperation policies and programmes 26/10/2005
An additional EUR 1 million in emergency aid for Pakistan awarded via the International Red Cross 26/10/2005
Aid for Pakistan: Minister De Decker re-floats the idea of setting up a European emergency civil protection force and awarding an additional 1 million EUR for the earthquake victims 24/10/2005
The Chairwoman of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research visits Belgium 24/10/2005
B-Fast returning to Belgium on Sunday, 23 October 21/10/2005
Didier Donfut welcomes his counterparts from Portugal and Slovenia 18/10/2005
Nobel Peace Prize for the IAEA and its Director-general 07/10/2005
Rwanda is willing to transfer the Theunis case to Belgium 04/10/2005
Signature of the 2005-2007 joint action programme between the Kingdom of Belgium, its Communities and Regions, and the Federation of Russia 03/10/2005
Armand De Decker decorates the father of free trade on behalf of the King 03/10/2005
Karel De Gucht strongly condemns the bombings in Bali 02/10/2005
Belgian Council of Ministers awards financial aid to Burundi 30/09/2005
Didier Donfut in Greece for a broad exchange of views on topical European issues 28/09/2005
Minister Armand De Decker calls for the strengthening of human rights in Laos 28/09/2005
The Theunis affair: Foreign Minister De Gucht meets his Rwandan counterpart 26/09/2005
Minister De Decker to attend meeting of World Bank Development Committee 23/09/2005
Didier Donfut in Austria to prepare for the next EU Presidency 22/09/2005
Conference in Brussels: 20/09/2005
Karel De Gucht is satisfied with the electoral process in Afghanistan 19/09/2005
Minister De Gucht condemns the wave of attacks in Baghdad 14/09/2005
Comment by Minister De Gucht on the Theunis case 11/09/2005
Appointment of Michel Lastchenko as Special Envoy for the Fight Against AIDS 09/09/2005
Arrest of Guy Theunis: Minister De Gucht summons the Rwandan Ambassador 09/09/2005
Voluntary civil service for development cooperation 09/09/2005
Belgian arrested in Kigali 07/09/2005
Armand De Decker congratulates the new members of the government of the Republic of Burundi 02/09/2005
Armand De Decker meets Jan Egeland, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 01/09/2005
Minister De Gucht shocked by the tragedy in Baghdad 31/08/2005
Minister De Decker signs an agreement on education with Niger 29/08/2005
Additional contribution by Belgium to the elections in Afghanistan 26/08/2005
Karel De Gucht condemns attack on voter registration centres in Ituri (DR Congo) 23/08/2005
Burundi: teacher repatriation project supported by Belgium 22/08/2005
Prime Minister Verhofstadt and Foreign Minister De Gucht on the election of the new president of Burundi 19/08/2005
Karel De Gucht's response to the assassination of his Sri Lankan counterpart Lakshman Kadirgamar 14/08/2005
B-FAST to Bulgaria 12/08/2005
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to an article on the Democratic Republic of Congo published in Le Soir 29/07/2005
Iranian Chargé d'Affaires received by Foreign Minister De Gucht 26/07/2005
Karel De Gucht condemns the execution of two youths in Iran 25/07/2005
Minister De Gucht strongly condemns the attacks in Egypt 23/07/2005
175 years of Belgian Diplomacy: worldwide commitment 12/07/2005
Advice for Belgians travelling to or living in London 08/07/2005
Armand De Decker: stepping up EU cooperation for the Gaza Strip 08/07/2005
Minister De Gucht welcomes positive development of elections in Burundi 07/07/2005
Armand De Decker revives the idea of setting up a UN security council to address economic, social and development issues 04/07/2005
Karel De Gucht's reaction to the events of 30 June in the Democratic Republic of Congo 01/07/2005
Elections in Burundi: Minister De Gucht continues to closely monitor the peace process 30/06/2005
Minister De Gucht and OSCE Special Representative Chevalier meet the new OSCE Secretary General 29/06/2005
Minister De Gucht meets representatives of the Congolese community in Belgium 28/06/2005
Minister De Decker comments on the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo 28/06/2005
Withdrawal of export licence for the delivery of machines destined for use in ammunition production in Tanzania 23/06/2005
Transition in DRC - Karel De Gucht calls for calm and dialogue 20/06/2005
Belgium hosts visit by the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent 17/06/2005
European ministers accept the principle of transatlantic Gymnich meetings 13/06/2005
Minister De Gucht: Statement on the municipal elections in Burundi 06/06/2005
Minister Armand De Decker meets World Food Programme Executive Director 03/06/2005
Minister for Development Cooperation Armand De Decker to visit the countries hit by the tsunami, accompanied by Her Royal Majesty Princess Astrid 02/06/2005
Belgium continues to make headway in transposing EU directives 01/06/2005
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (New York, 2-27 May 2005) 31/05/2005
Didier Donfut at the 12th Ministerial Meeting between the EU and the Rio Group 27/05/2005
Biometric passports: Minister De Gucht receives Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff 24/05/2005
Minister De Gucht at the third Summit of the Council of Europe in Warsaw 17/05/2005
European Conference on Public Awareness and Development Education for North-South Solidarity 12/05/2005
Armand De Decker meets the parliamentary speakers from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda 10/05/2005
Didier Donfut receives Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Oleg Rybachuk 20/04/2005
Minister De Gucht on the approval of the draft UN convention on nuclear terrorism 18/04/2005
Transatlantic 'Gymnich' meetings 18/04/2005
Belgian contribution to the Khmer Rouge Tribunal 15/04/2005
Belgium signs investment agreement with Guatemala 14/04/2005
Ministers Armand De Decker and Karel De Gucht to sign Belgian and Congolese ports agreement on 12 April 2005 08/04/2005
Jos Geysels appointed ambassador for 'institution building' 01/04/2005
Minister De Gucht welcomes the declaration made by Rwandan FDLR rebels 01/04/2005
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht welcomed the Walloon government's decision on the export licence for arms manufacturer New Lachaussée 25/03/2005
Karel De Gucht convenes the African group of ambassadors 22/03/2005
Karel De Gucht on United Nations reform 22/03/2005
Didier Donfut welcomes the efforts made to transpose EU directives 17/03/2005
Belgium joins the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research 15/03/2005
Secretary of State Donfut to attend the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting in Jakarta (10 and 11 March 2005) 08/03/2005
International Women's Day (8 March 2005) 07/03/2005
152 countries have now signed the Ottawa Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines 04/03/2005
Referendum on the Constitution in Burundi 02/03/2005
Emergency aid budget for Palestine Refugees 01/03/2005
Karel De Gucht condemns the perpetrators of the ambush in Ituri 28/02/2005
UN vote of 18 February 2005 on the policy statement on human cloning 28/02/2005
Tsunami: Minister De Gucht gives agreement to help victims in the Weligama region of Sri Lanka 18/02/2005
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht welcomes Moroccan Islamic Affairs Minister Ahmed Toufiq 17/02/2005
Karel De Gucht condemns attack against former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri 14/02/2005
China: Minister Verwilghen encourages respect for intellectual property rights 10/02/2005
Minister De Gucht's views on the electoral process in DR Congo 09/02/2005
Reaction by Minister De Gucht to the Sharm El-Sheikh summit between Sharon and Abbas 09/02/2005
B-FAST mission returns from Meulaboh 08/02/2005
Dalai Lama's visit to Belgium: reaction of Minister De Gucht 06/02/2005
State Secretary for European Affairs Didier Donfut to travel to the Baltic countries on a working visit from 7 to 9 February 04/02/2005
Visit by Minister Armand De Decker to the Great Lakes Region 04/02/2005
Official visit by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura 02/02/2005
Development cooperation minister visits Uganda 01/02/2005
Foreign Minister De Gucht pleased with the large turnout for the elections in Iraq 31/01/2005
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on today's elections in Iraq 30/01/2005
Transposition of European Directives: Belgium can do better 27/01/2005
State Secretary for European Affairs Donfut to travel to Germany on a working visit 26/01/2005
Minister Armand De Decker to visit the Great Lakes Region 26/01/2005
Didier Donfut is taking steps to improve the transposition of EU directives 21/01/2005
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht concerned by the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo 12/01/2005
Belgium congratulates Mahmoud Abbas on his victory in the Palestinian presidential elections 10/01/2005
The B-FAST first aid and support team is preparing to set up a camp in Banda Aceh (Indonesia) 07/01/2005
Tsunami crisis: Belgian aid (situation as of 7 January 2005) 07/01/2005
Minister Armand De Decker meets the NGOs active in Asia 06/01/2005
Tsunami : Belgium contributes 12 million euro to Emergency Relief 05/01/2005
Situation of Belgian nationals in the wake of the Asian tsunami crisis 03/01/2005
Tsunami crisis: Belgium releases an additional 10 million euro for direct aid to the region hit by the disaster 02/01/2005
Minister for Cooperation and Development announces aid initiatives for countries devastated by the tsunami 29/12/2004
International abduction of children and the right to cross-border visits 24/12/2004
Karel De Gucht refutes assertions that mothers of Russian soldiers are not welcome in Belgium 24/12/2004
Release of French journalists: reaction of Minister De Gucht 23/12/2004
Karel De Gucht extremely concerned by the situation in eastern Congo 17/12/2004
United Nations: Minister De Gucht's reaction to the report of the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel 13/12/2004
Minister De Gucht calls for respect for the territorial integrity of Democratic Republic of Congo 03/12/2004
Belgium in favour of opening EU accession talks with Turkey 02/12/2004
Belgium frees up 6.3 million euros for the fight against antipersonnel mines 01/12/2004
Didier Donfut to represent Belgium at the Nairobi Summit on a Mine-Free World 30/11/2004
Belgium supports a peace settlement between DR Congo and Rwanda 28/11/2004
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the presidential election in Ukraine 25/11/2004
State Secretary for European Affairs Didier Donfut on a working visit to Sweden 23/11/2004
Professor Christine Van den Wyngaert elected as Permanent Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia 19/11/2004
Reaction of Prime Minister Verhofstadt and Minister for Foreign Affairs De Gucht to the death of Yasser Arafat 11/11/2004
The chip passport: Belgium scores a world first 03/11/2004
The State Secretary for European Affairs gives an overview of the situation regarding the transposition of Internal Market Directives 28/10/2004
Minister De Decker attends informal meeting of European Development Cooperation ministers 27/10/2004
United Nations Day: message by Minister Karel De Gucht 24/10/2004
Working holidays: Agreements signed with Australia and New Zealand come into force on 1 November 12/10/2004
Belgium congratulates the Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai 11/10/2004
Secretary of State Donfut attends the conference on "Communicating Europe" 05/10/2004
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht appalled at the attacks in Baghdad 30/09/2004
Minister De Gucht: CIAT meeting at the United Nations 22/09/2004
State Secretary Didier Donfut to discuss European issues in Sofia 21/09/2004
Karel De Gucht meets his Indian counterpart Natwar Singh 15/09/2004
Belgian support for the victims of Beslan (Russia) 14/09/2004
Minister De Gucht releases funds to help fight locusts in the Sahel 14/09/2004
Georgian Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili received by Karel De Gucht 14/09/2004
Didier Donfut meets his French counterpart Claudie Haigneré 13/09/2004
Minister for Development Cooperation Armand De Decker visits DRCongo (11-14 September) 10/09/2004
Iraq: Belgium provides air transport for the UN 10/09/2004
OSCE holds next Monday and Tuesday its Brussels conference on fighting racism, xenophobia and discrimination 08/09/2004
Karel De Gucht meets his Colombian counterpart Carolina Barco 07/09/2004
Karel De Gucht receives his Luxembourg counterpart Jean Asselborn 01/09/2004
Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht condemns seizure of hostages and attacks in Russia 01/09/2004
Foreign Minister De Gucht condemns attacks in Beersheba (Israel) 31/08/2004
Karel De Gucht meets his Burundian counterpart Thérence Sinunguruza 26/08/2004
Minister De Gucht sends special envoy to Great Lakes Region 18/08/2004
Minister De Gucht's reaction to the massacre in Gatumba (Burundi) 15/08/2004
B-FAST: emergency aid for Paraguay following the fire in Asunción 09/08/2004
Minister De Decker meets Sudanese Foreign Minister over Darfur 04/08/2004
Minister De Gucht salutes the WTO agreement reached in Geneva 01/08/2004
Development Cooperation Minister De Decker to pay a visit to Darfur 29/07/2004
Belgian emergency aid for Bangladesh 28/07/2004
Minister De Gucht condemns the attacks in Iraq 28/07/2004
Africa remains a priority for the new Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel De Gucht 27/07/2004
New ministers for our Federal Public Service 20/07/2004
Revival of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries in Brussels 11/07/2004
Congo, Rwanda & Burundi: Louis Michel convenes a meeting of the CEPGL in Brussels on 11 July 03/07/2004
Louis Michel congratulates the new High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour 03/07/2004
Louis Michel condemns the repeated attacks perpetrated against the Jewish community in Antwerp 02/07/2004
Ministers Michel and Verwilghen on the desperate situation in Darfur (Sudan) 01/07/2004
Louis Michel pleased with the transfer of power in Iraq 30/06/2004
Louis Michel condemns the terrorist attacks in Ingushetia 22/06/2004
DRCongo: conversations of Louis Michel with Kofi Annan and his Special Representative Ibrahima Fall 10/06/2004
Louis Michel satisfied with the unanimous adoption of the resolution on Iraq 09/06/2004
Belgium joins the Global Partnership 09/06/2004
Great Lakes Region: Louis Michel proposes two initiatives 08/06/2004
Louis Michel decides to travel to Central Africa 05/06/2004
Belgium's participation in a PSI Conference 04/06/2004
Bukavu: Minister Michel dispatches his Great Lakes Region special envoy to Congo 01/06/2004
Foreign Minister Michel concerned about the situation in Bukavu 28/05/2004
Meetings of Minister Michel during his visit to Washington 28/05/2004
Louis Michel meets State Secretary Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice 25/05/2004
Louis Michel condemns the violence in Darfour (Sudan) 19/05/2004
Minister Michel's reaction to the rising violence in the Gaza strip 19/05/2004
Launch of the pilot project for Belgian passports containing biometric data 17/05/2004
State Secretary Ries represents Belgium at the Council of Europe 12/05/2004
State Secretary Frédérique Ries: mission to Israel (8-10 May 2004) 11/05/2004
Louis Michel meets his French counterpart Michel Barnier 10/05/2004
Louis Michel meets his Iranian counterpart Kamal Kharrazi 03/05/2004
Louis Michel congratulates President Crvenkovski 30/04/2004
Louis Michel meets his Swiss counterpart Micheline Calmy-Rey 30/04/2004
FPS Foreign Affairs: Enlargement and Belgian travel documents 26/04/2004
Minister Michel's response to the referendums in Cyprus 24/04/2004
Train accident in North Korea 22/04/2004
Minister Michel condemns the attack on Rantisi 18/04/2004
In 2003, Belgium's officially awarded development aid totalled 0.61% of GDP 15/04/2004
Louis Michel shocked and deeply saddened by the murderous incidents in Iraq 05/04/2004
Louis Michel delighted to hear of the arrival in Belgium of Sajida 02/04/2004
Louis Michel supports Annan Plan for the reunification of Cyprus 01/04/2004
State Secretary Ries at Conference on Afghanistan in Berlin 31/03/2004
Minister Michel is concerned by events in Kinshasa 28/03/2004
Louis Michel is delighted that the former Rwandan Major Ntuyahaga is to be handed over 27/03/2004
Benelux : Statement on the Mid-Term Review of the Lisbon-Strategy 25/03/2004
Foreign Minister Louis Michel condemns the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin 22/03/2004
Belgian position regarding the Spring EU Council (25-26 March 2004) 18/03/2004
Louis Michel vigourously condemns the attacks in Madrid 11/03/2004
Meetings of Louis Michel during his official visit to Morocco 11/03/2004
Belgium salutes Iraq's new interim constitution 08/03/2004
Minister Michel responds to the bombing in Gaza 07/03/2004
Louis Michel tours the Western Balkans 07/03/2004
Fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Ottawa Convention to Ban Antipersonnel Landmines 02/03/2004
Meeting of the Benelux ministers for Foreign Affairs Michel, Polfer and Bot 01/03/2004
Reaction of Louis Michel at the tragic death of Macedonian President Trajkovski 26/02/2004
Louis Michel condemns the suicide attack in Jerusalem 22/02/2004
Louis Michel tours the Mediterranean Basin 19/02/2004
Louis Michel meets his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al-Faisal 19/02/2004
Foreign Minister Louis Michel welcomes agreement establishing a negotiating framework for the reunification of Cyprus 16/02/2004
Louis Michel condemns attack in Iraq 10/02/2004
Louis Michel : The case for a transatlantic entente cordiale - Opinion, Financial Times, 02.02.04 02/02/2004
Foreign Minister Louis Michel's reaction to the attack in Jerusalem 29/01/2004
Jacques Simonet meets Paul Kagame in Stockholm: Belgium to give EUR 2.2 millions to Rwanda for its commemoration of the genocide 27/01/2004
Reaction of Minister Louis Michel to the talks between the Burundian government and the FNL/Palipehutu 22/01/2004
Fourth Forum of the Partners for the Development of Burundi (Brussels, 13-14/01/2004) 13/01/2004
Belgium donates 13 million euros in disaster relief funds to tsunami victims in South-East Asia 02/01/2004
Earthquake in Bam: Belgium sends an additional aeroplane 28/12/2003
Belgian B-FAST aid for the victims of the earthquake in Iran 26/12/2003
Reaction by Guy Verhofstadt and Louis Michel to the arrest of Saddam Hussein 14/12/2003
Louis Michel delighted about Belgium's election to the OSCE presidency in 2006 02/12/2003
11th OSCE Ministerial Council in Maastricht: Belgium submits its application for the OSCE presidency in 2006 01/12/2003
Reaction of Foreign Minister Louis Michel to the latest ambushes in Iraq 30/11/2003
Reaction of Louis Michel to the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze 23/11/2003
Louis Michel firmly condems the latest wave of attacks in Istanbul 20/11/2003
Louis Michel pleased with agreement signed by Burundian leaders 17/11/2003
Louis Michel shocked by attacks against synagogues in Istanbul 15/11/2003
Foreign Minister Louis Michel "deeply shocked" by death of Italian troops in Nasiriyah (Iraq) 12/11/2003
Louis Michel and Defence Minister André Flahaut astonished at book by General Dallaire 12/11/2003
Foreign Minister Louis Michel pleased with Pretoria agreement 03/11/2003
Foreign Minister Michel shocked by the attacks in Baghdad 03/11/2003
Foreign Minister Louis Michel's reaction to the Kassem report 31/10/2003
58th General Assembly of the United Nations: Belgium's priorities 27/10/2003
Foreign Minister Louis Michel condemns the attack on the Red Cross in Baghdad 27/10/2003
Reaction of Minister Louis Michel to the attack in Gaza 15/10/2003
Louis Michel condemns the attack on the Turkish Embassy in Baghdad 14/10/2003
Foreign Minister Louis Michel congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi 10/10/2003
Reaction of Minister Louis Michel to the attack in Haifa 04/10/2003
Response by Minister Louis Michel to the speech by President G. W. Bush at the United Nations 23/09/2003
Jacques Simonet meets his counterparts from the accession countries 23/09/2003
Meeting between Minister Michel and the President of the Governing Council of Iraq, Mr Ahmad Chalabi 23/09/2003
Secretary of State Jacques Simonet in Israel 22/09/2003
Minister Michel's message on the International Day of Peace 21/09/2003
Belgian delegation disappointed following WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancún 15/09/2003
Death of Anna Lindh: Foreign Minister Michel deeply shocked and distressed 11/09/2003
Second anniversary of September 11: a message from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Louis Michel 11/09/2003
States parties to the Landmines Ban Treaty take their message to Asia 11/09/2003
Foreign Minister Michel vigorously condemns attacks in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv 10/09/2003
Serge Brammertz appointed Deputy Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court 09/09/2003
Foreign Minister Michel: reaction to the resignation of Mr Mahmoud Abbas 06/09/2003
Secretary of State for European Affairs, Jacques Simonet, meets his French counterpart 05/09/2003
Foreign Minister Michel on the UN's Iraq resolution 04/09/2003
Foreign Minister Michel: concern about Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi 02/09/2003
Louis Michel delighted at historic WTO breakthrough on access to medicines 30/08/2003
Foreign Minister Louis Michel: 5th Ministerial WTO Conference in Cancún 27/08/2003
Diplomatic Contact Days 2003 26/08/2003
Minister Michel congratulates President Kagame 26/08/2003
Government Report on the Importation, Exportation and Transit of Arms Act (2002) 25/07/2003
Eradication of Avian Influenza in Belgium 24/07/2003
The Belgian council of ministers: Genocide Act 14/07/2003
Online catalogue of 450,000 library entries 11/07/2003
Release of Belgian journalist Thierry Falise 09/07/2003
Follow-up meeting on the UN Conference on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (7-11 July) 05/07/2003
Belgium is co-financing projects in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan 03/07/2003
Minister Michel congratulates President Kabila 30/06/2003
The Law on Universal Jurisdiction reviewed 24/06/2003
Louis MIchel condemns the terrorist attacks in Ingushetia 22/06/2003
The draft Constitution for the European Union 19/06/2003
Reaction by Foreign Minister Louis Michel to the attack in Jerusalem 11/06/2003
Foreign Minister Michel vigorously condemns attacks in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv 10/06/2003
Minister Michel reacts with indignation at the suicide attack on ISAF troops in Afghanistan 07/06/2003
Contribution to the stabilisation force for Ituri 03/06/2003
Reaction of Minister Michel at the arrest of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar 03/06/2003
Situation in Ituri 23/05/2003
B-FAST: emergency aid to Algeria after the earthquake 22/05/2003
European Defence Meeting: Conclusions (Egmont Palace, Brussels) 29/04/2003
Meeting on European Defense (Brussels, Egmont Palace, 29.04.03) - Press 22/04/2003
Working session between Minister Michel and the Deputy President of South Africa Jacob Zuma 10/04/2003
Minister Michel condemns acts of violence in Ituri (DRC) 09/04/2003
Minister Michel: Declaration on Burundi 03/04/2003
Minister Michel: Intercongolese dialogue in Sun City 03/04/2003
Message from Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt concerning Iraq 20/03/2003
Irak: Statement Minister Michel : Crisis Centre 20/03/2003
Speech by Prime Minister Verhofstadt at the Colloquium on European Defence in Brussels 19/03/2003
Minister Michel : Open letter to my Israeli friends 26/02/2003
Belgian economic mission to Mexico : tentative programme (update 14.01.03) 15/01/2003
Belgian economic mission in California : tentative programme (update 14.01.03) 15/01/2003
Memorandum of the Benelux : A balanced institutional framework for an enlarged, more effective and more transparent Union (Brussels, 04.12.02) 04/12/2002
Minister Michel : reaction to the terror attack in Jerusalem 21/11/2002
Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt : "Montesquieu" address (College of Europe, Bruges, 18 november 2002) 18/11/2002
Minister Neyts : "Enlargement - The Final lap", Conference on Poland at the University of Antwerp (8 November, 2002) (ENG) 08/11/2002
Minister Neyts : Statement at the Interlaken Ministerial Meeting of the Kimberley-Process (5 november 2002) 05/11/2002
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Louis Michel over the Kimberley process 22/10/2002
Belgian economic mission to Australia & New-Zealand : Press accreditation form 15/10/2002
Belgian economic mission to Australia : Press tentative programme 15/10/2002
Belgian economic mission to New-Zealand : Press tentative programme 15/10/2002
Minister Michel on the 2002 Nobel Prize for Peace awarded to Mr. Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States 11/10/2002
Minister Neyts : Keeping Antwerp at a Cutting Edge, Speech at the 2002 Antwerp Diamond Conference, 8th October 2002, Provinciehuis, Antwerp 08/10/2002
Third Belgo-British Conference : Opening speech by Minister Rik Daems at the Third Belgo-British conference 03/10/2002
Belgium-Bulgaria Conference on NATO Enlargement : Closing intervention of Minister Louis Michel (Egmont Palace, Brussels, 02.10.02) 02/10/2002
Belgian economic mission to Saudi Arabia & Kuwait (18-24.10.02) : Press programme 20/09/2002
Speech given by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mrs Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck at the Belgium-Japan Association and Chamber of Commerce 18/09/2002
Address on the Sino-Belgian relations by Mrs Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 17/09/2002
Speech of Minister Louis Michel during the debate on Africa in the framework of the 57th UN General Assembly, New York, 16.09.02 (French) 16/09/2002
Speech Minister Louis Michel, 57th General Assembly of the United Nations, 15 September 2002, New York (in French) 15/09/2002
Intervention of Minister Michel during the seminar "The transatlantic relations one year after September 11th, 2001" 07/09/2002
Belgium to chair the next Conference on the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti-Personnel Mines 05/09/2002
Belgian Foreign Trade Minister Annemie Neyts welcomes the proposed legislation of the European Commission concerning the trade in rough diamond 08/08/2002
Preparation of the European Council of Sevilla: Benelux Memorandum on the reform of the Council 05/06/2002
The Belgian government deplores the UN report on conflict diamonds from Angola 24/05/2002
The Palestinian from the Church of the Nativity has arrived in Belgium 22/05/2002
Minister Annemie Neyts satisfied with the results achieved in transposing the internal market directives 16/05/2002
Belgian contribution to the Convention concerning the missions, powers and instruments of the Union 13/05/2002
Belgium's reaction to the attack in Tel Aviv 08/05/2002
DRC: End of the national dialogue session in Sun City on 19 April - joint declaration of France, the UK and Belgium 23/04/2002
Ministry of Foreign Affairs launches website on external economic relations 19/04/2002
Belgium welcomes the establishment of the International Criminal Court 11/04/2002
Louis Michel welcomes the meeting of the 'Quartet' in Madrid 09/04/2002
Belgian Minister Louis Michel received his Afghan counterpart 27/03/2002
The Belgian government is of the opinion that the elections in Zimbabwe cannot be regarded as free and honest 14/03/2002
Reaction of the Belgian government to the development of the situation in the Palestinian territories and Israel 14/03/2002
Louis Michel calls for Europe to become a global player on the international stage 13/03/2002
International Colloquium on Impunity (Brussels, 11-13 March 2002) 06/03/2002
First meeting with the African diplomatic corps 06/03/2002
Declaration by Ministers Annemie Neyts and Charles Picqué regarding import restrictions placed on steel products entering the US market 06/03/2002
Appalled by mounting violence in the Middle East, Belgium calls for international action 04/03/2002
Visit to the Belgian national held at Guantanamo prison 07/02/2002
Eruption volcan Nyaragongo: Mise en oeuvre de l'assistance belge par B-Fast 18/01/2002
Belgium condemns the attack in Hadera on 17 January in the strongest possible terms 18/01/2002
Eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano: Belgian aid by B-Fast 18/01/2002
Eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo: Belgium's reaction 17/01/2002
PRESS RELEASES BELGIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: VISIT http://www.eu2001.be 01/07/2001
Conference on the relations between Iran, the European Union and Belgium 15/02/2001
Two missions by Minister Armand De Decker to the Democratic Republic of Congo 26/01/207