The Presidents of Ukraine and Moldova, Volodymyr Zelensky and Maia Sandu, discussed opening the first negotiation clusters for EU accession, agreeing on a joint approach to this important step.
The head of the Ukrainian state announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
“The path to European Union membership for Ukraine and Moldova must be coordinated. We are closely cooperating on this issue, and today I discussed it with President Maia Sandu, focusing primarily on the simultaneous opening of the first negotiation clusters.”
– Volodymyr Zelensky
The interlocutors also gave particular attention to bilateral cooperation in the fields of trade, energy, and security.
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“And we also talked about strengthening trilateral cooperation between Ukraine, Moldova and Romania. I thank Moldova for its steadfast support of Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion.”
– The President of Ukraine
As Ukrinform reported, in December, following the meeting with Maia Sandu in The Hague, Zelensky stated that further progress of Ukraine and Moldova toward EU membership must be simultaneous and closely coordinated.
Joint steps on the path to full membership in the EU
Such agreements underscore Kyiv and Chișinău’s readiness to act as a single cooperative bloc in moving toward closer integration with the European Union, with a focus on coordinated deadlines, common standards, and strengthened regional security.