02 March 2014, 17:16
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov met with Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Hellenic Republic Evangelos Venizelos on Sunday.
In the course of the meeting, Parties discussed current situation in Ukraine, attaching special attention to the developments in Crimea.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada informed that the Ukrainian Party “has addressed its partners, guarantor-states of territorial integrity and security of Ukraine under the 1994 Memorandum, with a request to meet their commitments in regard to our country.”
In his turn, Evangelos Venizelos stressed that the issue of territorial integrity and inviolability of borders is “an extremely sensitive topic” for Greece. Thus, stressed the Deputy Prime Minister, “we fully understand Ukraine and will support its stand in any possible way.”
Apart from this, according to Evangelos Venizelos, Ukraine is “undoubtedly a European state. That is why it is extremely important that Vilnius agreements were implemented and the Association Agreement was finally signed.” “Signing of this Agreement is not the end of Ukraine’s way to Europe, it’s only the beginning,” he added.
Oleksandr Turchynov informed that the Government has cancelled the “Yanukovych-Azarov” resolution on termination of European integration of Ukraine. “Previous leadership tried to block our way to Europe, but the issue of European integration is one of our priorities,” he summed.