During his visit to Brussels, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in a meeting with the leaders of the EU member states and the Associated Trio countries. The event was initiated by President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda.
On the eve of the sixth Eastern Partnership Summit, the leaders of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova outlined their vision of priorities for further development of relations of the Associated Trio with the European Union. The Ukrainian President stressed that the Associated Trio should in the future become a new wave of EU enlargement.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the leaders of the EU member states for supporting Ukraine's European aspirations and for concluding bilateral declarations on the European perspective of our state. The President invited the leaders of those countries that have not yet officially registered their support to join the initiative.
Special attention was paid to the security situation in the region. Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted the need to strengthen the security component of the Eastern Partnership, in particular, to coordinate joint efforts of the countries of the Black Sea region.
