At this meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, European representatives primarily discussed two topics – the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the worsening situation in Iran. Union ministers agreed that the EU must continue to support Ukraine both through supplies of weapons and other material and equipment, and financially. The meeting participants also discussed how to ensure Russia is held accountable for the war crimes committed on Ukrainian territory, and underlined political support for the ninth sanctions package.

The ministers approved an expansion of the sanctions against Iran. According to the head of Czech diplomacy, it is necessary to take a stance against the behaviour of this country, which has recently been dramatically deteriorating. "We have to continue to send clear signals to Iran that it is unacceptable for the regime there to so brutally suppress human rights," Minister Lipavský added. Iran’s support of the Russian aggression in Ukraine is also unacceptable.

On the side-lines of the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, the head of Czech diplomacy also presented the presidential baton to Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström. "My own experience has shown me that presiding over the Council of the European Union is a great responsibility but also a great opportunity. I believe that the voice of our Swedish colleagues will be heard in Europe."

Before the actual meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, Minister Jan Lipavský participated in a meeting of EU foreign ministers with their counterparts from Eastern Partnership states, excepting Belarus. According to Minister Lipavský, support for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia is important.

"We have a lot of topics on which we want to cooperate with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, including in the fields of energy and security and human rights issues. Yet the practical aspect of the partnership is not everything. There is also a common political vision whose mission is to win over these states and support them in their efforts to become part of the European Union one day," the Czech minister emphasised.