Ukraine is looking forward to boosting regional cooperaton and bringing new momentum to the CEI within next year’s Presidency.
At a press conference and in bilateral talks and with CEI Secretary General Franco Dal Mas in Bucharest on the eve of the 6 November 2026 Ministerial Meeting, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, outlined the incoming Presidency’s initial priorities, placing shared security at the heart of the agenda. He highlighted Ukraine’s reconstruction and progress towards EU membership, alongside regional connectivity, energy security, infrastructure resilience, trade, cybersecurity and efforts to counter disinformation.
Ukraine plans to work across all four CEI dimensions (governmental, parliamentary, economic and local), with a stronger role for parliaments and for local and regional authorities as well as for the youth dimension.
Sybiha identified reviving the CEI Summit after a break of several years as a priority and confirmed Ukraine’s readiness to host it in 2027. He closed by expressing hope for a just and lasting peace for Ukraine, which he described as essential to Europe’s long-term stability.
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