LIVE: Borrell and Le Drian hold joint press conference following the informal meetin

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian are holding a joint press conference in Brest on Friday, January 14, following the informal meeting known as the ’Gymnich meeting.’ EU foreign ministers will have the chance to discuss current issues revolving around European foreign policy. The first meeting of this kind took place at Schloss Gymnich in Erftstadt, Land North Rhine-Westphalia, in 1974, from which the name is derived. As president of the Council of the European Union, Germany assumes the role of host for informal ministerial meetings in addition to chairing council meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg.