Brussels, 23 March 2023
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Well, today we are going to talk about Ukraine also.
I will explain to the leaders the agreement to provide ammunitions to Ukraine.
They discussed that at the last European Council. Estonia made a proposal. I was tasked to implement this proposal and at this European Council, I will have the chance and the honour to present to the leaders our proposal to provide ammunitions to Ukraine.
You know, 1 million rounds of artillery in 12 months, €2 billion. This is the summary.
Also, [I will talk about] the Ohrid meeting and the agreement between Kosovo and Serbia.
And let me say that any attempt to question the agreement is futile. The agreement was agreed, it has to be implemented, and there is no room for picking and choosing.
It is a whole, it has to be implemented by all parts, in a holistic way, and we will follow closely who is implementing and who is not implementing.
I would advise them not to point to anyone, but [to] do their work.
Q&A
Q. I would like to get your thoughts on the relationship with China. [inaudible]
Today, my role here is to talk about Ukraine, about the Ohrid agreement and about how we can engage better with the Global South.
Q. But China might be helping Russia.
China is not helping Russia for the time being.
Thank you.
Link to the video: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-239293
Source – EEAS