Following up my visit to Kiev in August President Yuschenko of Ukraine called on the Prime Minister and me in London yesterday. He heads a strategically vital country with rich history and a conspicuous commitment to engagement with western institutions, notably the EU on which there is cross party consensus in Ukraine. Talks yesterday focussed on political stability within Ukraine, the need to nip in the bud tension over Crimea, and how to build on the 9 September EU-Ukraine accession agreement. In addition to the global economic crisis, we also discussed follow up to the April Bucharest NATO declaration and the work of the NATO-Ukraine commission, which promote joint work with Ukrainian armed forces (who are major contributors to NATO's overseas missions). It remains the commitment of the UK to support the people of the Ukraine in making their own decisions about their future, on national and international issues.
Posted at 11:32 07 October 2008 by David Miliband | Comments[2]
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