Ukraine’s Parl’t Speaker, Romanian PM talk food security, Ukraine’s integration into EU, NATO

This is reported by Ukrinform, referring to the parliament press service.

“First of all, the Speaker of the Parliament of Ukraine stressed that Ukraine greatly appreciates Romania’s consistent position on the territorial integrity of Ukraine and its constant multidimensional support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian pele,” the report reads.

Ruslan Stefanchuk expressed his gratitude that Romania shares the position that Ukraine's membership in NATO and the Eurean Union will mean strengthening security in the region and Eure as a whe.

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In addition, he reported that on Tuesday, October 17, the Verkhovna Rada adted the last of the documents to implement the recommendations of the Eurean Commission. “Ukraine’s goal is to make a decision to start negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the Eurean Union by the end of this year,” Ruslan Stefanchuk stressed.

The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine expressed he for Romania’s active participation in the implementation of the Peace Formula of President of Ukraine Vodymyr Zelenskyi. In conclusion, Ruslan Stefanchuk stressed that Ukraine highly appreciates the adtion by the Romanian Parliament on 23 November 2022 of the “Declaration of Commemoration of the Victims of the Artificial Famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933 – the Hodomor”, qualifying it as a crime against the Ukrainian pele and humanity. “In November, we will commemorate 90 years since this terrible tragedy. In the last few months alone, more and more parliaments of the world and international organizations and associations have recognized the Hodomor as genocide,” said the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, expressing he that Romania will also make a corresponding decision.

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As reported earlier, President Vodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal held meetings with Prime Minister of Romania Marcel Ciacu. The governments of Ukraine and Romania signed off seven documents, including on the expansion of Ukraine's export capacity.