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Costa recalls Restoration of Independence in symbolic beginning in Kyiv

by AI | 02.Dec 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The Costa delegation included the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, who also commenced functions in the community executive.

The president of the Council traveled to Kiev accompanied by Kaja Kallas and Marta Cos Photo European Council

Kiev – The President of the European Council, António Costa, recalled the Restoration of Independence in Portugal, which is celebrated today, to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty in Kiev, in a “symbolic beginning” of duties, according to the Ukrainian President.
“Being here today in Ukraine, on this particular day, has a very special meaning for me. On December 1st, for almost 400 years and every year, my country celebrates Independence Day: our national sovereignty, our right to self-determination, and the right to territorial integrity and respect for borders,” said António Costa.
Speaking at a press conference at the Mariinsky Palace in Kiev, alongside the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, the new president of the institution that brings together the heads of Government and State of the European Union (EU) stressed: “Ukraine, like my country and like all countries in the world, has the same right”.
On the day he takes office as President of the European Council and chooses to be in the Ukrainian capital, António Costa emphasized: “Ukrainian sovereignty, the integrity of its territory and its borders must be respected”.
Also speaking to journalists, namely, the entourage accompanying António Costa, including Lusa, Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of a “symbolic beginning” of the new institutional cycle of the EU.
António Costa arrived this morning in Kiev to spend the first day of his mandate, accompanied by the head of EU diplomacy, to ensure support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion.
Around 08:00 (local time, two hours less in Lisbon), as Lusa observed on site, António Costa arrived in Kiev, with a delegation composed of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the European Commissioner for Enlargement, Marta Kos, who also begin their duties in the community executive today. (01/12/24)