As the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue closes, one message stands out: security is shared. What happens in one region can impact another. Trusted partners are crucial. And with many of our Asian partners, we share values and concerns. We will continue to uphold them. Together.

Building trusted partnerships, strengthening security, shaping new paths ahead. At the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, @EEAS_SecGen Belén Martínez Carbonell had fruitful bilateral meetings with the Philippines, India, Cambodia and Singapore. 🇵🇭🇮🇳🇰🇭🇸🇬 From preserving regional peace and security to reinforcing economic resilience, connectivity and international law: The EU is present, engaged and ready to deliver. 🇪🇺🤝🌏

An honour to attend the reception and dinner hosted by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam for delegates of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. EEAS Secretary-General Belén Martínez Carbonell, Lt Gen Enrico Barduani and EU Ambassador Artis Bērtulis exchanged views with the President on the European Union’s growing engagement in the Indo-Pacific and its deepening partnership with Singapore and the ASEAN region. As we look ahead to 2027 – and the 50th anniversary of EU-ASEAN dialogue relations under Singapore’s ASEAN Chairship – we are stepping up cooperation beyond our already strong trade and investment ties, including in the realm of security. The EU-Singapore partnership is built on trust, resilience and a shared commitment to regional stability and prosperity. 🇸🇬🤝🇪🇺 #ShangriLaDialogue #IISS_SLD2026 #EUASEAN #IndoPacific #GlobalPartnerships #StrongerTogether

🇵🇭 Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. met members of the European Union (EU), led by Secretary General for the European External Action Service (EEAS) Belén Martinez Carbonell, on the sidelines of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30, 2026, to discuss regional developments, and defense cooperation. 🇵🇭🇪🇺 Both sides reaffirmed the importance of convergence among like-minded partners in promoting regional stability, with the EU expressing strong support for Philippine defense priorities, particularly in maritime security, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism. Source ⤵️ facebook.com/share/1AyPUUugB…

Advancing strategic dialogue between 🇮🇳🇪🇺, with discussions on shared security interests & avenues for deepening defence and strategic cooperation. @the_hindu reports on meeting between Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh & @EEAS_SecGen Belen Martínez Carbonell and Deputy Chair of the European Union Military Committee Lt Gen Enrico Barduani held at #IISS_SLD26 thehindu.com/news/national/d… @IISS_org @SpokespersonMoD @EU_in_India @ArtisBertulis @EU_ASIAPAC

Indo-Pacific security is inseparable from Europe’s own security. As strong partners we navigate uncertainty together. @EEAS_SecGen Belén Martínez Carbonell meets Desmond Choo, Minister of State for Defence, at the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. 🇸🇬🤝🇪🇺 #StrongerTogether #ShangriLaDialogue #SLD26 #IISS_SLD26 #EUIndoPacific

In an increasingly complex world, dialogue and partnership matter more than ever. EEAS Secretary General Belén Martínez Carbonell leads the EU delegation at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, together with Deputy Chair of the EU Military Committee Lt. Gen. Enrico Barduani and EEAS Managing Director for Peace, Security and Defence, Dr Benedikta von Seherr-Thoß. As trusted partners, the EU and Singapore continue to deepen cooperation on regional stability, maritime security, defence, digital resilience and emerging technologies. 🇸🇬🤝🇪🇺 #ShangriLaDialogue #SLD26 #EUIndoPacific

Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh interacted with Secretary General of the European External Action Service Ms Belén Martínez Carbonell and Deputy Chair of the European Union Military Committee (DCEUMC) Lt Gen Enrico Barduani. The meeting advanced strategic dialogue between #India and the #EuropeanUnion, with discussions on shared security interests and avenues for deepening defence and strategic cooperation. @HCI_Singapore @SGinIndia @MEAIndia @eu_eeas @EU_in_India

Pleased to have opened the High-Level Roundtable on adapting our security and defence to the impacts of climate change, together with Commissioner @WBHoekstra, on behalf of @eu_eeas.

Timely exchange with the Ambassadors of the League of Arab States, @PalMissionEU, @EgyptinBrussels and @JorEmbBE. The deteriorating situation in the West Bank remains in our focus, as stated undoubtedly on many occasions. We are looking forward to the EU-LAS Ministerial in June.

- @EEAS_SecGen B. Martínez Carbonell and @SwissMFAStatSec A. Fasel met today in Bern to discuss international crises, multilateral issues and EU-Swiss cooperation in foreign & security policy. #Peace #Security #Reliability - key values that 🇪🇺🤝🇨🇭 promote together globally.

Big thanks to @JapanMissionEU for hosting a timely session of the Women in Trade Network on 'Redifining partnerships' at a time when #Europe is challenged all at once geopolitically, geostrategically and geoeconomically. Europe often learns it the hard way but then acts smartly!

I concur with Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs @iwaonarajp on the interconnected security between Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Even more reason to work towards a stronger 🇪🇺–🇯🇵 partnership. @EUinJapan

Happy 2083! I congratulated the Ambassador of Nepal to the EU @sewa_lamsal on the Nepali New Year, but even more on the ambitious 100-point reform plan issued recently by her new and inclusive government cabinet. You can count on @EUinNepal!

The way to end this war is to confront Moscow, not reward it. Not to loosen sanctions, but to harden them. The 20th sanctions package is ready to go. We will tighten the net further, especially around Russia’s shadow fleet. And we must also deliver the €90-billion-loan. My press remarks with @andrii_sybiha ↓

Bucha has come to symbolise the cruelty of Russia’s war. Of the civilians killed, many were shot at close range. Some with their hands tied behind their backs. Four years after these mass killings, we remember the victims. What happened here cannot be denied. The EU is committed to ensuring that these crimes do not go unpunished, including by supporting the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression, alongside the Claims Commission. Russia must be held accountable for what it has done to Ukraine.

The EU🇪🇺 & Indonesia🇮🇩 do not only share the same motto, we also share the objective of strategically uplifting our partnership among like-minded middle powers. Grateful for the many insightful exchanges, lot of ideas to follow up! #UnitedinDiversity #BhinnekaTunggalIka