Skopje, 25 April 2023 (MIA) – Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi met Tuesday with President of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, at the sidelines of the annual Conference of Parliament Speakers of EU members in Prague, also including counterparts from candidate-states.

Stefanchuk voiced his gratitude for the unconditional support shown by the Parliament of North Macedonia, which joined the condemnations, sanctions and restrictions related to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the declaration condemning the attacks that jeopardize Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, as well as the formation of the bipartisan group to support the Crimea Platform, the Parliament said in a press release.

Highlighting that Ukraine finds both EU and NATO accession very important, Stefanchuk asked for support at the upcoming Summit of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Speaker Xhaferi expressed his personal and institutional support for all of Ukraine’s efforts and courage in the fight against the Russian aggression and said that North Macedonia will continue to give its material, military and humanitarian aid as much as it can. He also said that the country will maintain its sanctions and that Ukraine can count on North Macedonia’s support in Ukraine’s aspirations for Euro-Atlantic integration.

Both speakers welcomed the second summit of the Crimean Platform, set to be held in Prague in October, where a delegation of the Parliament's bipartisan group will also take part. dk/ik/

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