This year, Austria hosted the 22nd Informal Meeting of the Heads of State of the German-Speaking Countries. Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, together with Doris Schmidauer, welcomed heads of state from five German-speaking countries to their traditional meeting in Innsbruck, the capital of Austria’s western state of Tyrol. These meetings have been held annually since 2004 in one of the six participating countries.
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and Doris Schmidauer of Austria, Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin and Caroline Parmelin, and German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender gathered in Innsbruck for the meeting.
Following their discussions in Innsbruck, the heads of state visited the Stubai Glacier, where they exchanged views on the impact of climate change in the Alpine region.
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