Minister for Europe Karoline Edtstadler (ÖVP) has canceled its participation in the Munich Security Conference due to a positive corona test. Edtstadler wanted to take part in the three-day conference starting on Friday together with Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg (ÖVP). The Minister for Europe has no symptoms and will carry out her official duties from her home office until further notice, the Federal Chancellery announced on Thursday. She was vaccinated three times.
The foreign ministers of the leading democratic economic powers want to meet on Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference to discuss the Ukraine crisis. Conference participants will include German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
