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On 11 December, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba took part in the Eastern Partnership Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting in Brussels.
Belarus did not attend the meeting.
The Minister emphasized the importance of developing the security component within the Eastern Partnership.
“The EaP countries should focus on addressing common challenges – countering hybrid warfare, disinformation, manipulation and foreign interference,” Dmytro Kuleba said.
The head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also emphasized that in order to deepen sectoral cooperation, it is necessary to focus on the implementation of regional projects, improve communication networks and revive energy cooperation.
“In response to Russia’s use of energy supplies as a weapon there should be diversification of energy supply routes, reduce dependence on Russian fossil fuels, transition to clean energy, full synchronization of Ukraine’s energy system with the ENTSO-E power grid and integration into European energy markets,” said Dmytro Kuleba.
The Minister underlined that Ukraine is actively developing renewable energy to become a supplier of clean hydrogen throughout Europe. First of all, it is the implementation of Hydrogen Valleys in Zakarpattia and Odesa regions.
Dmytro Kuleba noted the importance of integrating Ukrainian rail, road and inland waterways into the indicative maps of the Trans-European Transport Network.
The Minister also confirmed Ukraine’s intention to sign the Regional Roaming Agreement: “Given Russia’s ongoing full-scale war against Ukraine and the extremely difficult economic situation in our country, we will be ready to sign the agreement, provided that its provisions are applied not earlier than six months after the end of martial law.”
