on the upcoming Global Summit for Peace
Brussels, 14 June 2024:The upcoming Global Summit for Peace is a crucial platform to achieve comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. I commend the efforts and constructive contributions of the Swiss hosts and all actors who are engaging with this process in good faith. I am convinced that the three main topics chosen for the Summit are crucial building blocks towards a safer, more stable and rules-based future in Ukraine and globally.
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It is also the right of Ukrainians to decide about the choice of their alliances and membership in international organisations. This is a cornerstone of sovereignty and a rules-based international order. EU enlargement has been one of the most successful processes in world history to promote peace, stability and prosperity. Ukraine is part of the European family and it has long held aspirations for closer integration with the EU. The European Parliament was one of the earliest and staunchest supporters of Ukraine's EU membership ambitions. I welcome the European Commission's assessment that Ukraine has fulfilled the 4 legislative steps and hope that EU accession talks can start in the coming weeks.
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