The Visegrad Group adopted a statement on Friday that each V4 country will continue to support Ukraine “as it deems appropriate.”
The Visegrad Group (V4) unites four Central European countries: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The aim is to deepen cooperation between countries.
V4 representatives met for two days in Prague. Poland was represented by the Polish Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Mateusz Gniazdowski.
Aid for Ukraine. Declaration of the Visegrad Group
On Friday, the Visegrad Group adopted a statement indicating that it will continue to support Ukraine in the fight against Russia. Importantly, it was assumed that each country would provide assistance to the Ukrainians in whatever form it deems appropriate. In addition to support in the form of military equipment, countries can provide humanitarian aid, medical aid and assistance in demining.
– We will do everything possible to prevent Ukraine from falling. Although we may differ as individual countries, we agree on the fundamental issue, said Czech Defense Minister Jana Czernochova.
V4 representatives also declared their readiness to protect the airspace above Slovakia “as long as necessary.” Combat duty over Slovak airspace will be in effect from September 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. The activities are conducted as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Integrated Air and Missile Defense System (NATINAMDS) military mission. The system is a command and control network that connects radars and other facilities deployed with NATO air defense forces.
The Polish News Agency reported that representatives of 13 countries took part in Friday’s meeting. In addition to representatives of the V4 countries and other members of the European Union belonging to the Central European Defense Cooperation (CEDC), i.e. Austria, Slovenia and Croatia, representatives of the countries of the Western Balkans: Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo came to Prague. The ministers agreed, among other things, to support Israel and “its right to self-defense.”
Source: Do Rzeczy
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