Earlier today Georgian, Ukrainian and Moldovan Foreign Ministers David Zalkaliani, Dmytro Kuleba and Aureliu Ciocoi have pledged to strengthen cooperation on the path to EU integration at a virtual meeting ahead of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit.
FM Zalkaliani has tweeted:
Participated in online meeting along W my colleagues @AureliuCiocoi & @DmytroKuleba. Discussed ways 4 enhancing cooperation in areas of mutual interest & importance of joint efforts on path of #European integration. Focused on upcoming #EaP Summit 2021. pic.twitter.com/k5VMTPJFIG
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) January 14, 2021
All of the three FMs agreed on 'the need to step up efforts to promote common positions and approaches' through dialogue with the European institutions and with EU member states, the Moldovan foreign ministry reported.
FM Kuleba has meanwhile tweeted:
Excellent VTC call today with Georgia’s @DZalkaliani & Moldova’s @AureliuCiocoi. Ahead of the Eastern Partnership summit this year, our Associated Trio ???????????????????????? shares a joint vision on how to make the EaP more effective both for the EU & its three most ambitious Eastern partners. pic.twitter.com/maogG0Vhom
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) January 14, 2021
EaP is a joint initiative involving the EU, its member states and six Eastern European partners: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.