“Multilateralism is not dead” – Juncker and Mogherini relaunch cooperation with the United Nations and the African Union

President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met, together with High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, with UN Secretary General António Guterres on Sunday in New York in the margins of the 73^rd UN General Assembly to relaunch the strong EU – UN cooperation.

President Juncker said: “We are here to say that the multilateral approach is not dead, it has to be maintained – it is the only chance we have to shape the future of the globe, in a way acceptable for all stakeholders.”

See the full remarks and the joint press statement.

The meeting was followed by a trilateral meeting with the African Union (AU), represented by the Chairman of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, where they agreed to take further action towards reinforcing synergies and coordination to tackle global challenges together.