Ukrainian speaker, EU parliament president in phone call discuss Nord Stream 2 project

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Dmytro Razumkov had a phone conversation with President of the European Parliament David Sassoli, the Ukrainian parliament’s press service reported on Tuesday evening.

"During the conversation, Dmytro Razumkov thanked the European Parliament for its support in the process of reforms and protection of Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty,” reads the report.

Also, the parties discussed the Nord Stream 2 project and threats it poses to the regional energy security.

According to Razumkov, maintaining Ukraine’s transit role is in the interests of the parties. At the same time, he stressed that Ukraine had already taken some important steps so that to bring its energy legislation in line with the EU legislation.

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