Ireland will expedite the opening of new negotiation clusters for Ukraine within the EU
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin stated that during his country’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, Dublin will work to open the next negotiation clusters regarding Ukraine’s accession to the EU as soon as possible.
During a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Martin noted that negotiations on the second cluster had been opened last week and assured that Ireland would make every effort to advance the negotiation process as quickly as possible.
In addition, the Irish Prime Minister reaffirmed his unwavering support for increasing sanctions pressure on Russia.
“Ireland has always supported and will always support tough sanctions against Russia to force it to end this war,” Martin emphasized.
Source: Micheál Martin.
On July 23, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Kyiv with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, who arrived in the Ukrainian capital on a visit.
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin is visiting Kyiv on Thursday. The head of government of the country, which holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union this half-year, plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.