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Zelensky, von der Leyen agree to start screening Ukrainian legislation
Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky and Eurean Commission President Ursula von der Leye have agreed to start screening Ukrainian legislation in preparation for the country's accession to the Eurean Union.
Zelensky announced this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.
He said that both parties had discussed the key priorities of relations between Ukraine and the EU for the near future.
"We agreed to start screening Ukrainian legislation. This is another step towards ening negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the EU," Zelensky said.
Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine
The President's Office clarified that the key priorities of relations had been discussed primarily in the context of Ukraine's approaching the actual ening of negotiations on its accession to the EU.
Source: Office of the President of Ukraine
Zelensky and von der Leyen paid special attention to the importance of unblocking the decision to provide EUR 50 billion of EU assistance to Ukraine at an extraordinary session of the Eurean Council to be held on February 1, 2024. Zelensky expressed he for a consensus on this issue.
Main photo: Vodymyr Zelensky / Facebook
Source: ukrinform.net
