Klaus Iohannis and Mateusz Morawiecki reaffirm Romania and Poland's full support for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova
President Klaus Iohannis and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki agreed in Bucharest on Tuesday to step up support for the Republic of Moldova, in the context of this partner state's vulnerability due to Russia's war in Ukraine, and reaffirmed that only Ukraine can decide "the parameters of peace talks with Moscow".
The head of state received on Tuesday at the Cotroceni Palace the head of the Polish government, who was in Bucharest to participate with Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă in an economic forum between Romania and Poland and in the fourth round of intergovernmental consultations, a joint meeting of the two governments that ended with the adoption of a joint declaration and the signing of several memoranda of understanding.
In a press conference after the meeting, Klaus Iohannis said the two leaders agreed to step up support for the most vulnerable and conflict-affected partners in the region, in particular the Republic of Moldova.
"In this regard, we reiterated our joint support for the advancement of the European path of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova as candidate states to the European Union," Iohannis said.
Iohannis and Morawiecki reaffirmed their strong condemnation of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
"Romania and Poland will unequivocally maintain their support for Ukraine for as long as necessary. As is well known, since the beginning of this war, Romania has been at the forefront of action in support of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people", said the Romanian President.
"We reiterated together that only Kiev can decide the parameters of peace talks with Moscow. That is why we agreed with the Prime Minister on the need to strengthen bilateral coordination also within the European Union and NATO in order to continue full support to Ukraine", insisted Klaus Iohannis.
On the agenda of the discussions between the two was the security situation in the Black Sea region and on the Eastern flank, with a focus on the implementation of the decisions of the NATO summit in Madrid regarding the strengthening of the allied deterrence and defence posture on the Eastern flank, Romania's accession to the Schengen area and Poland's support in this regard, and Romania's priorities for the Three Seas Initiative summit that President Iohannis will host in September.
