Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met in Brussels with Slovakia's new Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar to discuss Slovakia's
support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and defense cooperation. Kuleba thanked Slovakia for its continued support and
assistance.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who is on a two-day visit to Brussels, had his first meeting with the new
on a two-day visit to Brussels, had his first meeting with the new Slovak Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar. He wrote about it on the X platform (formerly Twitter),
reports UNN.
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Kuleba called the meeting with his Slovak counterpart
"constructive" and thanked him for Slovakia's unequivocal support for Ukraine's
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.
borders.
A constructive meeting with my new Slovak counterpart
Juri Blanar. I thank Minister Blanar for reaffirming Slovakia's unequivocal support for Ukraine's sovereignty and
Slovakia's unequivocal support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within our
internationally recognized borders
During the conversation, they discussed Slovakia's support for
Ukraine in the political and defense spheres. The Ukrainian official expressed
gratitude to Bratislava for its assistance.
It is also important that Slovakia will continue to participate in
joint work on the "peace formula" and is ready to support the EU's decision
on the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU in December,
Kuleba emphasized the importance of Slovakia's
will continue to participate in the joint work on the Ukrainian Peace Formula, and
is ready to support the European Union's decision to start negotiations on
Ukraine's accession to the bloc, which is expected in December.
I am also grateful to my Slovak counterpart for confirming
that cooperation in the defense industry between our companies will continue, and the repair center in
and that the repair center in Slovakia will continue to operate,
To recap, the Slovak Defense Ministry announced that it will stop military aid to Ukraine.
Prime Minister Robert Fico saidthat Slovakia could increase its contribution to the EU budget over the next four years by 400 million euros as part of a 50 billion euro package for Ukraine, but expressed conditions for this.