Estonia to support Ukraine during its presidency of UN Security Council in May

Kuleba discussed this issue during a phone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu on Monday evening, according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s press service.

"The parties agreed to make efforts to counter the spread by Russia of distorted historical facts, including those related to the anniversary of the end of World War II. The discussion of World War II in the UN Security Council on May 8 aims to disseminate true facts about the European historical past as the basis for peaceful and friendly coexistence of peoples," the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported.

Minister Reinsalu reaffirmed Estonia’s consistent support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and noted the need to maintain international sanctions pressure on the Russian Federation until the full implementation of the Minsk agreements and de-occupation of Ukrainian territories.

Kuleba informed Reinsalu about the security situation in Donbas and Ukraine’s efforts to achieve progress in the Normandy format talks.

The ministers discussed the involvement of Ukraine in events within the Three Seas Initiative summit to be held in Tallinn in October 2020 and agreed to exchange visits after improving the epidemiological situation.

 As reported, Estonia was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2020-2021 and took on the month-long rotating UNSC presidency from May 1.

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