“My opinion is that in the future Ukraine should be part of both NATO and the European Union,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Pavel also said that in the spring he plans to pay an official visit to Ukraine in order to express support from the Czech Republic in this way.
On November 6, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna expressed confidence that Ukraine would be able to complete the process of joining the European Union by the end of 2024.
Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa said that the European Union is currently not ready to accept new members, in particular Ukraine, into its ranks.