Spain supports Ukraine's aspirations for Europe – Spanish FM

14:51, 30.10.2017 1 min read

Spain fully supports the European aspirations of Ukraine, as well as the necessary reforms, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Alfonso Dastis has said.

"We are not only friends, we are allies. We are allies in our European project. And we sincerely support the movement of Ukraine to Europe," Dastis said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Kyiv on Monday.

The Spanish foreign minister also expressed support for Ukrainian reforms. "We had such experience, and we know that this is difficult in the short term, but they are necessary and productive in the longer term. And we fully support Ukraine on this path," the minister said.

Dastis added that Spain wants to make a contribution to the development of the Ukrainian economy, as well as the social sphere.

He also said that Spain supports the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Ukraine. Dastis also expressed gratitude for Ukraine's support of the territorial integrity of Spain.