Slovenia remains committed to non-recognition of the illegal annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation, which is a flagrant violation of the international law, according to a joint declaration on cooperation of the countries, adopted by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Slovenian President Borut Pahor on the results of the negotiations on Tuesday.

"We recognize that the sovereignty and inviolability of borders in Ukraine is a key and critical to the security of all European states. We reiterate that the annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation is a flagrant violation of the international law," the declaration says published on the official website of the head of the Ukrainian state.

The document also condemns the act of aggression on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, and calls on the Russian Federation to immediately stop providing financial, military and other assistance to local separatists. Slovenia also intends to support sanctions against Russia until the complete fulfillment of the Minsk Agreement on the settlement of the situation in Donbas.

"We call on the international community to continue its efforts to fully implement the Minsk Agreements in order to restore international law and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. The Republic of Slovenia will continue its efforts to restore the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and support the policy of the EU sanctions against Russian Federation up to the full implementation of the Minsk agreements," the declaration says.

Slovenia also "in the spirit of support of NATO’s open door policy" supports reforms that bring Ukraine closer to international standards of the alliance.

"We agreed on the further provision of assistance to Ukraine to mitigate the humanitarian consequences of the ongoing act of aggression on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions in the east of Ukraine. We will make joint efforts to strengthen cooperation in the sector of humanitarian demining and disposal of hazardous explosive collision rests in the projects, which are implemented in Ukraine by ITF - International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance," the document says.

The declaration also expresses strong support to the Special OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine in the implementation of its mandate, including its full and unhindered access to the entire territory of Ukraine and the Ukrainian-Russian state border, as well as highlights the urgency of strengthening cooperation within international and regional organizations, the further consolidation of comprehensive efforts to fight international terrorism and organized crime.