“The states will work on deepening defense-industrial cooperation”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Albania has been providing military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine and will continue to support it throughout the ten-year term of the document. In particular, the country will contribute to the coalition of fighter jets – it will provide language training for Ukrainian pilots and technical personnel,” the message states.
In addition, the states will work on deepening defense-industrial cooperation. In particular, we are talking about joint production with localization in Ukraine.
“Separate sections concern economic partnership, cooperation in the field of security, holding Russia accountable, compensation for damages, sanctions against the Russian Federation and cooperation in the reconstruction of Ukraine. In addition, Albania secures support for Ukraine’s future membership in the EU and NATO and the Peace Formula,” the OP reported.
During the meeting, Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Edi Rama paid attention to the future membership of Ukraine and Albania in the EU. After all, being a full member of the European Union is the goal of both countries, the press service of the president noted.
Over the past year, Ukraine has signed bilateral security agreements with many countries that are members of the European Union and NATO. These agreements usually include recognition by partners and allies that they support Ukraine joining these blocs.
In total, Ukraine has already signed up to 30 such bilateral security agreements: with Great Britain, Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Japan, the USA, the EU, Estonia , Lithuania, Poland, Luxembourg, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovenia.
The agreements are signed within the framework of the declaration of support for Ukraine, adopted in Vilnius in July 2023 by the countries of the “Group of Seven”.