Ukraine's foreign minister and EU chief diplomat discuss Kyiv's progress towards EU membership and arms supplies
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has met with Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on the sidelines of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland.
Source: Kuleba on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kuleba thanked Borrell for his and the EU's successful efforts to encourage countries from around the world to attend the Peace Summit.
"We both welcomed the adoption of the Negotiating Framework, which opened the path for Ukraine's EU accession negotiations to begin in practice," the Ukrainian foreign minister added.
With Ukraine’s great friend, EU diplomacy chief @JosepBorrellF.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) June 15, 2024
I thanked Josep for all of his and the EU's successful efforts to encourage countries from all over the world to attend the Summit.
We both welcomed the adoption of the Negotiating Framework, which opened the path… pic.twitter.com/LuJXXQW15e
In addition, Kuleba and Borrell coordinated efforts to increase and galvanise the supply of weapons to Ukraine "with an emphasis on air defence systems and ammunition".
Background:
- On the evening of 14 June, the permanent representatives of the European Union member states accepted the main talking points of the negotiating framework for Ukraine's and Moldova's accession.
- The EU ambassadors' decision means that an intergovernmental conference will be held on 25 June, as planned, to officially begin negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova's accession to the EU.
- Hungary, at the level of permanent representatives, blocked the decision, saying that Ukraine had made "insufficient progress on national minorities". However, Budapest lifted its veto after receiving assurances that its demands would be included in the negotiating framework.
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