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Italian President: EU Should Start Ukraine Accession Talks

Italian President Sergio Mattarella is hosting a reception for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Quirinal Palace. Before the meeting, Mattarella expressed support for the people of Ukraine and hoped that negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union "will begin soon," ANSA reports.

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The EU Commission's assessment "is clear: Ukraine has completed all the necessary steps to open the first wave of accession negotiations" and "negotiations must now proceed." This was stated by European Council President Antonio Costa during the Conference for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, currently underway in Rome. "Ukraine's accession process will continue, and the next steps will be guided by merit, momentum, and mutual commitment," Costa a…

Italian President Sergio Mattarella urged his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenski, on Wednesday to start negotiations for Ukraine's accession to the European Union in the face of Hungary's veto on the process, which remains stalled.

I hope that negotiations on Kyiv's accession to the EU will begin soon - MattarellaItalian President Sergio Mattarella met with Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome, assuring support for Ukraine and expressing hope for a quick start of negotiations on accession to the EU. He stressed that Ukraine's security is linked to the security of Europe.

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