Romania, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, statement against Russia's attempts to "rewrite history" and support for Ukraine

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The Presidents of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda, of Latvia, Egils Levits and of Poland, Andrzej Duda, adopted on Friday a joint statement on regional security and European integration, in which they confirm the continuation of efforts to support Ukraine, but also ” the common need to counter Russia’s revisionist politics and attempts to rewrite history”.The four heads of state participated in the summit dedicated to strengthening NATO’s Eastern Flank, supporting Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, which took place in Kaunas, Lithuania.“Underlining the common need to counter Russia’s revisionist policy and attempts to rewrite history”, the four presidents agreed “to closely coordinate their efforts to strengthen regional security and strengthen defense capabilities”, according to the text of the joint statement, sent by the Presidential Administration.They also welcomed “the significant achievements of Ukraine in advancing on the path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration” and “confirm the assumed commitment to strengthen joint efforts in supporting the European integration of the Republic of Moldova, welcoming the progress made by this country on this path” , according to the cited document.We reproduce the full text of the declaration from Kaunas below:JOINT STATEMENTof the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, on regional security and European integrationrecognizing current and potential threats and security challenges to the Euro-Atlantic community,Noting Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine,taking note by the Declarations of the NATO Summits in Madrid (2022) and Bucharest (2008),recognizing the importance of the Eastern partners for the security and stability of the region,highlighting the common need to counter Russia’s revisionist policy and attempts to rewrite history,The Presidents of Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania:- agree to closely coordinate their efforts to strengthen regional security and strengthen defense capabilities,- welcome the significant achievements of Ukraine in advancing on the path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration,- confirm the assumed commitment to strengthen joint efforts in supporting the European integration of the Republic of Moldova and welcomes the progress made by the Republic of Moldova on this path,- stresses willingness to work with Georgia in order to grant candidate country status as soon as the priorities specified in the European Commission’s opinion on Georgia’s application for membership are addressed,- sUPPorTs the decisions of the European Council to accelerate the EU enlargement process regarding the countries of the Western Balkans, based on their progress in implementing the accession requirements,- confirm the assumed commitment to strengthen joint efforts in supporting Ukraine’s integration into the Alliance and the implementation of NATO standards,- declare that Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania will continue to promote the Alliance’s political and practical support for Ukraine, which aims to ensure Ukraine’s ability to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,- express readiness to further strengthen their coordination efforts aimed at providing comprehensive political, military, technical and humanitarian support to Ukraine,- sUPPorTs renewing the strategic relationship with Ukraine, further advancing Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration and confirming strong support for Ukraine to become a NATO member as soon as conditions permit,- stresses the need for additional joint efforts to strengthen the security, stability and resilience of the Republic of Moldova, as an important contribution to strengthening regional security;- agree strengthen cooperation in combating disinformation and Russia’s attempts to rewrite history and calls on the international community to recognize the crimes committed by the Stalinist regime, including the 1932-1933 Holodomor in Ukraine."

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