The 10th meeting of the Association Council of the European Union and Egypt took place in Brussels on 23 January 2023. The event marks the 20th anniversary since the Association Agreement entered into force in 2004 and confirmed the robust and multifaceted partnership between the two parties.

The EU and China held their 24th Summit in Beijing on 7 December 2023. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, met with China’s President, Xi Jinping, followed by an exchange with China’s Premier, Li Qiang.

European Council President Charles Michel took the floor at the first session of the UN climate change conference (COP28) in Dubai.

At the press conference held at the end of the 19th EU-Canada summit in St John's, European Council President Charles Michel highlighted the main topics discussed with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

On 23 October 2023, the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan and of the EU member states, as well as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commissioner for International Partnerships held their 19th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting in Luxembourg. The participants agreed on a joint communiqué and jointly endorsed the Joint Roadmap for Deepening Ties between the EU and Central Asia.

European Council President Charles Michel held a press conference before the G20 summit in New Delhi where he highlighted EU priorities for the summit.

The 29th summit EU-Japan took place on 13 July 2023 in Brussels. A joint press conference was held at the end of the summit during which President Michel underlined that Japan is one of the EU’s staunchest allies and closest partner in the Indo-Pacific region.