Romania emphasizes the urgent need to maintain support for Ukraine's path to NATO

Romania emphasizes the urgent need to maintain support for Ukraine's path to NATO

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The Romanian foreign minister emphasized the urgent need to maintain strong support for Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic path, saying that the Washington summit provides a crucial opportunity for ambitious action in this direction.

Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu emphasized the urgent need to maintain steadfast support for Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic path. According to her, the Washington summit provides a crucial opportunity for ambitious actions in this direction, UNN reports.  

"At the NATO-Ukraine Council: emphasized the urgent need to maintain steadfast support for Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic path. The Washington Summit provides a crucial opportunity for ambitious action in this direction. We are committed to supporting Ukraine  for as long as it takes," Odobescu wrote.

Addendum

The NATO-Ukraine Council met today, April 4  in Brussels. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opened the meeting by announcing that the Allies would focus on Ukraine's immediate needs and strengthening the Alliance's support for it.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken saidthat Ukraine will eventually become a NATO member, adding that support for the country among the Alliance's member states was "rock solid.

On April 2, Blinken expressed hope that the NATO summit in Washington this summer would focus on a "roadmap" for Ukraine's accession to the Alliance.