US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Austria on Friday. According to the Foreign Ministry, he will meet with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (both ÖVP) on Thursday.
According to a report in the daily newspaper “Die Presse”, Blinken will participate in the annual conference of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna.
According to the State Department, Blinken’s talks with the Chancellor and the Secretary of State will take place in the Federal Chancellery. This will be followed by a press conference with Schallenberg at 3:15 p.m. Blinken and Schallenberg are expected to emphasize harmony on international issues. Both countries are among Israel’s strongest supporters in the Middle East conflict. Washington and Vienna are also joining forces against Russian aggression in Ukraine, although Austria does not want to provide military support to the besieged country due to its neutrality under international law. Blinken’s deputy, James O’Brien, praised Austria as a “great partner” in an APA interview in Vienna in December.
Top cast in our UNO City
International conferences on combating drugs regularly take place in the UN city of Vienna, as it is home to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The 67th session of the UN Drug Commission started on Thursday and is being attended by top participants. Numerous countries are represented at the level of foreign ministers, including the coca-growing countries of Colombia, Honduras and Ecuador. Austria will be represented on Friday by Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens), and he will also give a speech.
Source: Krone
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