Prime Ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania signed a joint statement

The prime ministers of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania signed a joint statement by the heads of government on intensifying the process of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to NATO, strengthening assistance to Ukraine and on supporting the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal wrote about this in Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

The signing of the statement took place in Kyiv, following the results of the meeting within the framework of the Lublin Triangle.

“I am glad to welcome the heads of government of Lithuania and Poland, Ingrida Simonyte and Mateusz Morawiecki, to Kyiv today. In the format of the Lublin Triangle, we discussed current issues and challenges, and also signed a joint statement in which we agreed on a number of our positions,” Shmygal wrote.

The statement also noted the importance of further strengthening military, financial and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and confirmed further participation in the restoration of Ukraine, supported the start of negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU immediately after the adoption by the European Commission of a positive assessment of the implementation of recommendations regarding the application for membership.

The Lublin Triangle is a diplomatic initiative uniting Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland. The declaration on the creation of this alliance was signed by the foreign ministers of the participating countries on July 28, 2020 in Lublin, Poland.