On 27 May 2021, Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of a stronger Europe in the World, chaired the informal meeting of European Ministers for Foreign Affairs, in Lisbon.

As a rule, this informal meeting, known as Gymnnich, is organised by the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. The main items on the agenda for this meeting was the sanctions to be taken against Belarus, the EU-Africa relations, the unresolved conflicts in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Indo-Pacific region. EU Ministers also had an exchange of views with the Jordanian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ayman Al Safadi, who was invited to take part in the working lunch.

This video shows the arrival and doorstep statement given by Josep Borrell Fontelles upon his arrival to the meeting.