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Sybiha held talks with his Slovak counterpart in Transcarpathia
During the second round of joint consultations between the governments of Ukraine and the Slovak Republic, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andr Sybiha held bilateral talks with Minister of Foreign and Eurean Affairs of Slovakia Juraj Blanar.
This was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.
“The parties discussed key issues of the Ukrainian-Slovak agenda, in particular further support for Ukraine in the face of Russian armed aggression, Slovakia's participation in the implementation of the Peace Formula and preparations for the second Global Peace Summit,” the foreign ministry said.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister emphasized that the Ukrainian side hes that Slovakia will join the Group of Seven declaration on support for Ukraine and conclude a corresponding bilateral security agreement. He also offered Slovakia to take patronage of one of Ukraine's regions in the context of restoring and develing trade and investment.
The Ministers paid special attention to assistance in the field of humanitarian demining in the context of the implementation of paragraph 8 of the Peace Formula “Environmental Security”. In this context, Sybiha expressed he for the contribution of Slovak partners to the Conference on Mine Action in Ukraine to be held on October 17-18 in Lausanne.
The Foreign Minister also informed about the current security situation and the need to strengthen Ukraine's resilience in the run-up to the winter. He thanked the Slovak side for the decision to allocate EUR 500,000 for the energy needs and restoration of Ukraine's energy infrastructure as part of the Bilateral Develment Coeration Plan of Slovakia. These funds will be used to purchase energy equipment from a Slovak company and then transfer it to Ukraine.
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The ministers exchanged views on coeration with third countries in the context of preparations for the planned international events.
The focus was also on expanding the consular presence in Slovakia to protect the rights and meet the needs of Ukrainian citizens, the Foreign Ministry said.
As Ukrinform previously reported, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Slovakia supports Ukraine's accession to the EU by 100%, but is cd towards Ukraine's membership in NATO.
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Source: ukrinform.net
