Ukraine and Slovenia sign security agreement
Kyiv • UNN
President Zelenskyy and Slovenian Prime Minister Golob signed a 10-year agreement on security support for Ukraine. Slovenia will provide military assistance, facilitate training, and allocate €5 million for humanitarian projects.
In Woodstock, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Slovenia Robert Golob signed the Agreement on Security Cooperation and Long-Term Support between Ukraine and the Republic of Slovenia. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Details
It is noted that Slovenia has already provided Ukraine with 13 packages of military assistance (including 2024) and intends to maintain this level of support throughout the ten-year term of the Agreement.
The Republic of Slovenia is also committed to meeting the urgent needs of Ukraine to strengthen its security capabilities.
The Presidential Administration emphasizes that Slovenia will assist Ukraine in training within the framework of the EU Military Assistance Mission to Ukraine (EUMAM). The countries will cooperate in finding sources of funding to help implement Ukrainian defense industry projects.
Separate blocks of the document relate to non-military support. In particular, Slovenia will allocate an additional 5 million euros for humanitarian aid, economic recovery, and the humanitarian program "Grain from Ukraine.
In addition, the agreement provides for deepening cooperation in the areas of information and cybersecurity, fighting organized crime, intelligence and counterintelligence, and humanitarian demining.
The document clearly states Slovenia's full support for Ukraine's future membership in the EU and NATO.
Addendum
In total, Ukraine has signed 25 bilateral security agreements: with the UK, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Japan, the US, the EU, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Luxembourg, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovenia.
