Zelenskyy met with the President of the European Commission

On the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a multilateral meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, and Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria Maria Gabriel.

Source: Office of the President.

Literally: "The negotiations in this format were primarily devoted to the issue of preserving the single market principle and free access of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU market."

Details: According to Zelenskyy, a mechanism has been created for ongoing dialogue: "A joint coordination platform for the export and transit of Ukrainian agricultural products. This platform should continue to work and help resolve all problematic issues in the field of agricultural products."

Zelenskyy believes that there should be no unilateral restrictions on Ukraine as a future member of the European Union. It is also necessary to protect the competitive advantages of each EU member in a free trade environment.

Together with the President of Romania and the Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria, the parties exchanged views on finding effective solutions in the field of logistics, including increasing the capacity of ports, including the Black Sea port of Constanta, and river transport on the Danube.

Author - Olena Madiak, 21/09/2023