Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) said they supported territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The Benelux states have thanked the Ukrainian government for restrained and clear reaction on Russia’s provocations in the past weeks, it is very right to propose further to sit at the negotiations table in order to resolve this issue and Benelux countries, same as the entire European Union, support completely territorial integrity and immunity of Ukraine, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans said at a briefing on Monday following talks with acting Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deschytsia in Kyiv.
Technical aspects of signing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in the short term are being resolved now, Timmermans said.
The situation in Crimea was the main topic of the negotiations, Deschytsia said.
“We have discussed issues of de-escalating the situation in Crimea and eastern Ukraine as well as the possibilities ofovercoming this conflict and its peaceful settlement,” he said.
Kyiv remains committed to peaceful resolution of the crisis and using all diplomatic mechanisms to de-escalate the conflict, Deschytsia said.
