President of Ukraine

05/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/07/2024 12:31

Spain, Belgium, Latvia and Finland Confirmed Their Participation in the Global Peace Summit

Spain, Belgium, Latvia and Finland Confirmed Their Participation in the Global Peace Summit

7 May 2024 - 19:34

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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held telephone conversations with the President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb, the President of the Latvian Republic Edgars Rinkēvičs, the Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez and the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo. All of them confirmed their participation in the Global Peace Summit that will be held in Switzerland this June.

The Ukrainian Head of State thanked Alexander Stubb for his leadership in implementing the Ecological Safety provision of the Peace Formula and the active involvement of Finland in other areas. The Presidents also discussed the continuation of defense cooperation and the possibility of engaging Finnish experience in the construction of civilian shelters.

The leaders of Ukraine and Latvia exchanged views on the consolidation of support for the Peace Summit by countries from around the globe. Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked his counterpart for signing a bilateral security agreement within the framework of the G7 Vilnius Declaration and acknowledged Latvia's commitment to allocate 0.25% of GDP annually to support our country.

The President of Ukraine thanked the Prime Minister of Spain for his active support of the Peace Formula, its promotion among Latin American and African countries, and for all the defense assistance, in particular for the strengthening of air defense. The leaders noted the completion of negotiations on the text of the bilateral security agreement within the framework of the G7 Vilnius Declaration.

The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Belgium discussed defense and political cooperation. Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned that Ukraine appreciates the decision of the Belgian government to start the transfer of F-16 aircraft this year. The Head of State also praised the important role of the Belgian EU Presidency in the context of the integration of Ukraine and stated that our country anticipates the actual start of accession negotiations in June.