Ukraine is grateful to Bulgaria for providing support to our country
Denys Shmyhal: Ukraine is grateful to Bulgaria for providing support to our country together with the international community
The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov discussed the support for Ukrainian refugees, Ukraine’s European perspective and energy security during a meeting in Kyiv.
Denys Shmyhal noted that Bulgaria had warmly welcomed tens of thousands of Ukrainian women and children who have fled the war, and Ukraine appreciates this. He also stressed the need to support these people so that they can return home when the situation improves.
"Ukraine is grateful to Bulgaria for participating in measures to support our country together with the international community. We highly appreciate the decisions of the Government of Bulgaria to send humanitarian aid to the tune of EUR 706,000, as well as to provide assistance to Ukrainian refugees to the tune of EUR 181,000," accentuated the Head of the Government of Ukraine.
According to Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine especially values the transfer of protective ammunition for our soldiers, who are defending not only Ukraine’s but also European borders. The parties also considered the possibility of Bulgaria providing military equipment repair services.
Among other things, the Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Bulgaria discussed the integration of our country with the European Union. Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine had promptly filled out the questionnaire and was waiting for the conclusion of the European Commission and the decision of the EU Council to grant Ukraine the status of an EU membership candidate.
"Weapons are the essential thing Ukraine needs to deter the enemy. Sanctions - to weaken russia and discourage from being aggressive. Finance - to maintain Ukraine's macroeconomic stability. And the fourth critical issue for us is Ukraine's membership in the European family," Denys Shmyhal accentuated.
Separately, the parties touched upon energy security in Europe. The Prime Minister of Ukraine noted that after joining the Ukrainian power system with ENTSO-E, our country is capable of exporting up to 2,000 MW of electricity to the EU countries, including Bulgaria.
The Head of the Ukrainian Government expressed gratitude for Bulgaria's support for the European Union's sanctions policy against Russia as well as for the personal initiative of Prime Minister Kiril Petkov to levy separate sanctions against the aggressor, which are extremely effective today in helping Ukraine fight the enemy.
For his part, Kiril Petkov assured that Bulgaria would continue to fully support both Ukraine and the sanctions policy against russia.
Communications Department of the Secretariat of the CMU