Foreign affairs returned to the Chamber throughout the 2023–2028 legislature, from the motion on a Luxembourg submission to the International Court of Justice in March 2024 to the topical hour on Greenland and Venezuela in January 2026. The sittings covered the war in Sudan and West Darfur, the conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, relations with the United States, the annual foreign policy declaration, and the respect of international law. The quotes below are taken verbatim from the Compte rendu officiel of each sitting.
\nOn 16 May 2024, when the Chamber adopted the motion on the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and West Darfur, Laurent Mosar presented the motion and called the situation in Sudan a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
\n\n\nEt ass also eng katastrophal humanitär Situatioun, déi do besteet an déi all Dag virugeet, wou et, mengen ech, och wichteg ass, datt mir och dee Sujet eng Kéier hei an der Chamber thematiséieren.
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So it is a catastrophic humanitarian situation that exists there and goes on every day, where I think it is also important that we raise this subject here in the Chamber.
\nSitting of 16 May 2024, Laurent Mosar, CSV
\nOn 20 January 2026, during the topical hour on the United States' claims over Greenland and its military operation in Venezuela, Laurent Zeimet judged the US intervention in Venezuela to be contrary to international law.
\n\n\nD’Interventioun vun den Amerikaner a Venezuela ass sécherlech net no de Reegele vum internationale Recht ofgelaf.
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The Americans' intervention in Venezuela was certainly not carried out according to the rules of international law.
\nSitting of 20 January 2026, Laurent Zeimet, CSV
\nOn 20 March 2024, in the debate on the motion about a Luxembourg written submission to the International Court of Justice on intergenerational climate justice, Guy Arendt backed the motion's request to the government.
\n\n\nEch mengen, dat ass eng Aufgab, déi mer der Regierung solle ginn a mir kënnen déi heite Motioun och matdroen.
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I think this is a task we should give the government, and we can support this motion.
\nSitting of 20 March 2024, Guy Arendt, DP
\nOn 20 January 2026, in the topical hour on Greenland and Venezuela, Gusty Graas stated his party's position on multilateralism and international law.
\n\n\nD’DP ass ganz kloer fir de Multilateralismus an dofir, datt dat internationaalt Recht och wäert an Zukunft respektéiert ginn.
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The DP is very clearly for multilateralism and for international law being respected in the future too.
\nSitting of 20 January 2026, Gusty Graas, DP
\nOn 20 March 2024, presenting the motion on the International Court of Justice, Franz Fayot asked the government to support the advisory opinion with other countries.
\n\n\nAn ech mengen, et géif eis gutt zu Gesiicht stoen an och der Regierung gutt zu Gesiicht stoen, wann se dat dote géif analyséieren an da mat anere Länner, och aneren europäesche Länner, deen Avis do mat ënnerstëtzen oder op d’mannst sech do géif mat abréngen.
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And I think it would suit us well, and the government well, if it analysed this and then supported that opinion together with other countries, other European countries too, or at least took part in it.
\nSitting of 20 March 2024, Franz Fayot, LSAP
\nOn 12 February 2025, in the topical hour on relations with the United States, Yves Cruchten attacked people in Luxembourg who applaud Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
\n\n\nDofir hale mer fest: Déi, déi haut zu Lëtzebuerg engem Donald Trump oder engem Elon Musk applaudéieren, dat si keng Patrioten!
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So we hold this: those in Luxembourg who applaud a Donald Trump or an Elon Musk are not patriots!
\nSitting of 12 February 2025, Yves Cruchten, LSAP
\nOn 20 November 2024, in the debate on the foreign minister's policy declaration, Fred Keup praised a calm style of foreign policy.
\n\n\nLëtzebuerg brauch eng Aussepolitick, déi net duerch Nervositéit gepräägt ass an déi net duerch Opreegung gepräägt ass.
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Luxembourg needs a foreign policy that is not marked by nervousness and not marked by agitation.
\nSitting of 20 November 2024, Fred Keup, ADR
\nOn 20 November 2024, in the debate on the foreign minister's policy declaration, Sam Tanson criticised the government for a lack of clear public positions.
\n\n\nMir vermëssen ze dacks déi staark Stëmm, déi Meenung, déi een huet an zum Ausdrock bréngt.
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Too often we miss the strong voice, the opinion that one holds and expresses.
\nSitting of 20 November 2024, Sam Tanson, déi gréng
\nOn 29 October 2025, in the annual debate on the government declaration on European and foreign policy, Sam Tanson stated her party's expectation of a value-based foreign policy.
\n\n\nEisen Usproch ass kloer: Eng wäertebaséiert Aussepolitick ass kee Luxus, mee si ass d’Réckgrat vun eiser Demokratie.
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Our aspiration is clear: a value-based foreign policy is not a luxury, it is the backbone of our democracy.
\nSitting of 29 October 2025, Sam Tanson, déi gréng
\nOn 25 April 2024, when the Chamber adopted the motion calling on Rwanda to withdraw its troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sven Clement questioned the plan to deepen economic relations with Rwanda.
\n\n\nA wann ee mat engem Land, dat am Krich ass an dat nach op der Säit vun engem Aggresseur steet, wëll d’wirtschaftlech Bezéiunge verdéiwen, dann, mengen ech, ass dat schonn eng Diskussioun, déi ee soll féieren.
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And if you want to deepen economic relations with a country that is at war and that stands on the side of an aggressor, then I think that is indeed a discussion one should hold.
\nSitting of 25 April 2024, Sven Clement, Piraten
\nOn 20 January 2026, in the topical hour on Greenland and Venezuela that his group requested with déi Lénk, Sven Clement stated that Europe must not treat its territorial integrity as negotiable.
\n\n\nMir si Partner, net Vasallen, déi einfach hir territorial Integritéit zur Verhandlung kënne ginn.
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We are partners, not vassals who can simply put their territorial integrity up for negotiation.
\nSitting of 20 January 2026, Sven Clement, Piraten
\nOn 16 May 2024, in the debate on the motion about Sudan and West Darfur, David Wagner argued that the conflict is also a fight over resources, not only ethnic or religious.
\n\n\nDe Konflikt elo am Sudan, déi Massakeren, dee Risque de génocide, dee ganz reell ass, deen natierlech och presentéiert gëtt als mat eethneschen oder reliéise Wuerzelen, ass awer och e Konflikt, wou et och ganz kloer ëm Ressourcenopdeelunge geet.
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The conflict now in Sudan, the massacres, the risk of genocide, which is very real, and which is of course also presented as having ethnic or religious roots, is nevertheless also a conflict that is very clearly about the division of resources.
\nSitting of 16 May 2024, David Wagner, déi Lénk
\nOn 20 January 2026, in the topical hour on Greenland and Venezuela, David Wagner named the states he says have breached international law in recent years.
\n\n\nAn deene leschte Joren hu verschidde Länner ganz staark verstouss géint den Droit international. Dat ass Russland, et ass de Ruanda, dat sinn d’USA an et ass Israel.
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In recent years several countries have gravely breached international law. That is Russia, that is Rwanda, that is the United States and that is Israel.
\nSitting of 20 January 2026, David Wagner, déi Lénk
\nOn 20 November 2024, answering the debate on his foreign policy declaration, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade defended quiet diplomacy against the call for louder public statements.
\n\n\nEch weess dat, mee ech hunn awer eppes geléiert an der Aussepolitick: Wat ee méi Aussepolitick mécht, wou een net driwwer schwätzt, wat se méi effikass ass.
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I know that, but I have learned one thing in foreign policy: the more foreign policy you do without talking about it, the more effective it is.
\nSitting of 20 November 2024, Xavier Bettel, Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce extérieur
\nOn 12 February 2025, in the topical hour on relations with the United States, the Prime Minister stated the government's view of the United States as a friend rather than an opponent of Europe.
\n\n\nAmerika ass kee Géigner vun Europa, et ass e Frënd vun Europa.
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America is not an opponent of Europe, it is a friend of Europe.
\nSitting of 12 February 2025, Luc Frieden, Premier ministre
\nOn 20 January 2026, in the topical hour on Greenland and Venezuela, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade conceded that the government's communiqué on Venezuela should have said international law was not respected.
\n\n\nTatsächlech, et hätt ee sollen am Communiqué schreiwen, a mengen Aen, dass dat internationaalt Recht net respektéiert ginn ass.
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In fact, in my view, the communiqué should have said that international law was not respected.
\nSitting of 20 January 2026, Xavier Bettel, Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce extérieur
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