The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski called a conversation with the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico in a material użhoród and emphasized that during it the parties raised important topics for both Ukraine and Slovakia, including issues of the security guarantee of Ukraine and the supply of energy resources from Russia.
“I informed about our yesterday's conversation with President Trump, about working with coalition leaders willing to familiarize peace and ensure the safety of Ukraine, as well as about security architecture for Europe. And Slovakia will not remain off the beaten track. The prime minister told about his contacts in China. A separate and important issue is the energy independence of Europe. Russian pus Zielnski in social media after the meeting.
Zelanski declared at a joint press conference from Fico that Ukraine is ready to ensure the energy stability of Slovakia, but not with Russian raw materials. – We are ready to guarantee the energy stability of both Slovakia and other partners, as well as implement joint projects. We only have one rule – it cannot be Russian energy raw materials – he said.
Fico after meeting Zelanski: That would be a good signal
Fico proposed to organize the fourth meeting of the Ukraine -Slovakia. -Dear President, I want to say that a good signal for progress in our Ukrainian-Slovak relations will be if we manage to organize the fourth meeting of the intergovernmental commission-he noted.
The Prime Minister of Slovakia denied that during the summit in China he discussed the issue of Ukraine's energy blockade with Russia's leader Vladimir Putin. He emphasized that the main purpose of his visit to China was to commemorate 36 million victims, which the country suffered during World War II and as a result of Japanese aggression in 1931–1945. He also added that he talked to Putin about “bilateral cooperation”.
Fico noticed that many European countries use liquefied natural gas (LNG). – Therefore, our real task is to find such a system that will provide every country with safe and quality energy supply at a good price – he emphasized.
The Prime Minister of Slovakia stated that he wishes Ukraine a fair peace, and also strives for good relations between the two countries.
