Romanian President and Zelenskyy discuss priorities for 2024

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have held a strategic conversation and agreed on priorities for cooperation in 2024.

Source: Iohannis on Twitter, as reported by European Pravda

Details: The Romanian president said he had a "very good in-depth" conversation with Zelenskyy.

"We discussed the security situation, further multilevel support for Ukraine & bilateral priorities for 2024, including our joint work to develop a solid Romania-Ukraine strategic partnership & our continued pragmatic agenda," Iohannis noted.

Ukrainian officials have not yet reported on the conversation.

Background:

• Romania's role as a transit country for Ukrainian exports has grown over the past year.
• On 10 September, the Ukrainian president paid his first official visit to Romania since the beginning of the full-scale war, and Kyiv and Bucharest signed a declaration of cooperation in key areas.
• Following the talks, Zelenskyy indicated that Romania had agreed to help Ukraine with artillery and air defence needs.

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