Zelenskyy and Rinkēvičs discussed defense cooperation and Ukraine's EU accession
Kyiv • UNN
The presidents of Ukraine and Latvia discussed cooperation within the Drone Deal, PURL, and SAFE programs. Zelenskyy thanked Latvia for its contribution to PURL and support for opening negotiation clusters on EU accession.
The Presidents of Ukraine and Latvia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Edgars Rinkēvičs, discussed further cooperation in the security and defense sector, in particular within the frameworks of the Drone Deal, PURL, and SAFE programs, and also talked about the negotiation clusters regarding Ukraine's accession to the European Union. The head of state reported this on Telegram, writes UNN.
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"Discussed with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, cooperation within the Drone Deal. The President noted the work of our team of specialists in Latvia. We appreciate this and are always ready to help our friends with expertise in protection and war-tested equipment," Zelenskyy wrote.
The President of Ukraine said he expressed gratitude to Latvia for the recent decision regarding an additional contribution to the PURL program.
"This is very important for us: every contribution means more lives saved from Russian attacks. We also count on cooperation and the implementation of joint projects within the SAFE framework," Zelenskyy wrote.
According to him, Edgars congratulated Ukraine on the opening of the first negotiation cluster regarding EU accession.
"Latvia's position is clear and principled: the opening of the remaining clusters should be as fast as possible, and we hope that other partners will be equally principled. We coordinated our positions in the context of the NATO summit and other contacts at the partner level," he added.