22 October, Brussels – During the 30th Meeting of the UfM Regional Platform on Research and Innovation, held in Cairo on 3 October 2024, the principle of holding a new Ministerial Conference on Research and Innovation was approved. This decision marked the beginning of the process toward a new Ministerial Declaration. In 2025, dedicated thematic Working Groups were established to help identify priorities for the upcoming Ministerial, focusing on topics such as capacity building, researchers’ mobility, open data, and innovation. The Platform will also assess progress since the last Ministerial.