Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze during a working visit to Luxembourg met with the diplomatic adviser to the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Patrick Hemmer, and the Director for European Affairs and International Economic Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Gaston Stronck, the press service of the Ukrainian official has stated.
During the meeting the parties discussed the situation in the east of Ukraine and noted the importance of observing the principle of territorial integrity. Stronck confirmed Luxemburg’s support for Ukraine.
“Luxembourg is concerned that the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine is also taking place in the European cultural space… The parties agreed that, under the existing circumstances, there is no alternative to continuing the EU’s sanctions policy towards the Russian Federation,” the press service said.
Representatives of the government of Luxembourg expressed support for Ukraine in the context of the EU’s completing the ratification of the Association Agreement and making the final decision on granting Ukraine a visa-free regime with the EU.
