:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/F3HE2Y7QYFC6DGOOVVZGML2OWI.jpg "Zelensky hopes to open negotiations to access the European Union under the Spanish presidency")
After receiving the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez in kyiv, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyhopes that his country will formally begin the negotiation process for its entry into the European Union (EU) during the next Spanish presidency of the European Council.
“It is very important that President Sánchez has discussed this in depth with President Zelenski today, and my president has every hope that Sánchez shares the ambitions of Ukraine” to achieve this objective, the deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Igor Zhovkva, told Efe.
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Spain will assume the rotating presidency of the European Council in the second half of 2023. During his visit to kyiv today, Sánchez expressed Spain’s support to Zelenski “to the legitimate aspirations of Ukraine to be a full member of the EU”.
Zhovkva added that the Ukrainian presidential administration is “Very satisfied with the visit of President Sánchez”. “It is very timely because it comes before the Spanish presidency of the EU”added the also chief diplomatic adviser to President Zelensky.
Starting these access negotiations, explained the presidential adviser, “It is our dream, our ambition and a completely realistic objective if in October we obtain a positive evaluation on the fulfillment of the seven recommendations of the European Comission”.
“It would be historic and also a milestone for Spain if, during its presidency of the EU, Ukraine began accession negotiations”Zhovkva said about the next goal kyiv has set for itself on its way to join the community club, which granted him candidate status last June.
The deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine He explained that the decision on the start of these negotiations could be taken at the European Council to be held in December 2023.
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Source: Elcomercio
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