Foreign Ministers of UK, Baltic States agree to cooperate on issues of Ukraine, Belarus

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11.03.2021 11:55

Ukrinform

Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have agreed to support Ukraine in restoring its territorial integrity and to keep the international focus on the situation in Belarus.

The meeting of Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab, Estonian Minister Eva-Maria Liimets, Latvian Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs and Lithuanian Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis took place in Tallinn on March 10, the Estonian Ministry’s press service reports.

“I emphasised to my colleagues that we needed to continue helping our Eastern Partners on their chosen course and in implementing democratic reforms, engaging with the civil society and modernising the economy. We must support Ukraine in restoring their territorial integrity and keep the international focus on the situation in Belarus,” Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said.

The ministers also discussed China and international security. In particular, they agreed to strengthen cooperation in NATO, and touched upon transatlantic relations and the climate.

As Ukrinform reported, in February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Eva-Maria Liimets discussed the EU's policy towards the Russian Federation ahead of the EU’s Council of Ministers meeting dedicated to this.