President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said after signing a bilateral security agreement with Romania, that he is "grateful for every expression of solidarity with his country and people", Agerpress agency reported, quoted by BTA.
„Together with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis in Washington, we signed a security agreement between the two countries. We have identified specific points of cooperation to strengthen security in the Black Sea region. Ukraine will receive from Romania the “Patriot“ and support for our defense industry. In addition, Romania, together with our partners, will support the training center for Ukrainian F-16 pilots. I am grateful for every expression of solidarity with our country and people," Zelensky wrote on the "X" platform.
"We join other allies and partners in keeping the commitment we made in the #G-7 Vilnius declaration," said Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on the same social network.
"Romania has been a strong supporter of Ukraine and we will continue steadfastly on this path so that Ukraine can defend itself, win this war, achieve a just peace and move towards recovery, economic stability and sustainability, as well as towards integration in the EU and NATO, for the benefit of all its citizens", Iohannis added in “Ex“.
Ukraine has concluded agreements with 23 countries that signed the G-7 Declaration, including the European Union, and continues negotiations with all other countries that signed the Declaration. All these agreements have a similar structure, outlining the support already provided and defining the priorities for future cooperation with Ukraine, with an emphasis on military cooperation and cooperation in the field of security in a broad sense, but not only, clarifies Agerpress.
The bilateral agreement between Romania and Ukraine provides, among other things, for emergency consultations within 24 hours, “in case of new Russian aggression against Ukraine or a significant escalation”, Agerpress reports, referring to the text of the agreement announced by the Romanian presidency.
These consultations may be held at the request of either party "bilaterally or through such other channels as they may deem appropriate to determine appropriate measures necessary to counter or deter aggression or escalation.
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Romania says that, depending on the case, it will offer Ukraine "quick and sustainable security assistance, military equipment in all areas and economic assistance, will seek agreement in the EU to impose economic and other costs on Russia and will consult with Ukraine on its needs in exercising its right to self-defense enshrined in Article 51 of the UN Charter".
The bilateral agreement also states that "the future of Ukraine is in NATO and that Ukraine will become a member of NATO in the future".
Romania is committed to continuing to provide support to Ukraine under NATO's Comprehensive Assistance Package and to promote opportunities for cooperation within relevant EU initiatives, including those aimed at increasing defense production capacity and strengthening cooperation with the Ukrainian defense industry.
The document underlines Romania's commitment to continue supporting Ukraine "as long as necessary" to win the war by "maintaining the current dynamic level of aid, including the military aid packages agreed between the two Defense Departments".
In addition to providing an air defense system “Patriot“ the document states that "as part of defense cooperation, Romania will facilitate the transit of all necessary equipment on its territory to Ukraine as quickly as possible.