Karins underlines long-term support for Ukraine at informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers

RIGA - On September 18, Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins (New Unity) took part in the informal meeting of the European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs Ministers in New York, starting on the High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly, LETA learned from the Foreign Ministry. 

The meeting held an exchange of views on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Sahel and its impact on the wider region.

The discussion focused in particular on the EU’s wide-ranging long-term support to Ukraine, including the ability to deliver support to the Ukrainian armed forces rapidly and to the necessary extent. Karins underlined the need to agree on a sustainable financing solution for assistance to Ukraine under the European Peace facility.

The meeting voiced a massive support for the EU’s closer cooperation with global partners to explain the reasons behind the global consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine and to promote assistance to Ukraine. A number of bilateral meetings with African, Latin American and the Asian-Pacific countries are planned to contribute to that end.