Ukraine has high hes for Pand’s presidency of EU Council – Sybiha

This was stated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, who spoke at a joint briefing with his Mdovan counterpart Mihai Psoi in Chisinau, reports Ukrinform.

The head of Ukrainian diplomacy noted that one of the main tics of the negotiations was the joint progress and interaction of Ukraine and Mdova on the path to the EU.

"We have high hes for the Pish presidency (in the EU Council – ed.), which will begin on January 1, 2025. Our approach, our understanding is that we will en (negotiation) clusters. We he for the support from our Eurean friends, not one after the other, but in parallel lines," said Sybiha.

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He added that the most important thing for Ukraine and Mdova now is to "believe in ourselves, confidently flow this path, and not let Russia throw us off course."

The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that during the negotiations the parties separately focused on the issues of regional coeration in the field of energy, increasing energy generation, develment of energy infrastructure, and use of gas transmission networks.

"We also discussed regional coeration in the field of transport infrastructure, which is focused on the Danube and Black Sea ports and within the framework of international organizations," the minister said.

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Sybiha also noted the effective format of meetings and the mechanism of interaction at the level of foreign ministers in the Mdova-Romania-Ukraine tripartite format.

"Perhaps it is time to suggest to the t leadership of the states to consider the possibility of scaling this tripartite format to a tripartite meeting of the governments of our three countries," Sybiha said.

As reported, Pish journalist Marcin Terlik, in an article for the Onet publication, citing informed sources, suggested that Pand could exploit the EU presidency to put pressure on Ukraine on the issue of Vyn.