Brussels, February 22, 2024. Pamsonkhano wofunikira pamtima pa European Union, Purezidenti von der Leyen adalandila Prime Minister waku Sweden Kristersson, ndikuwunikira kufunikira kwa zokambirana zawo. Purezidenti adathokoza, nati, "Ndizosangalatsa kukhala nanu pano, Prime Minister, wokondedwa Ulf, pamtima pa European Union. Tidzakhala ndi zambiri zoti tidzakambirane. Choncho zikomo kwambiri chifukwa chopatula nthawi yokumana kuno.”
Imodzi mwamitu yofunika kwambiri pagululi inali kuthandizira kosasunthika kwa Ukraine. Purezidenti von der Leyen adayamikira Prime Minister Kristersson chifukwa cha chilengezo chaposachedwa cha Sweden cha thandizo lazankhondo lalikulu ku Ukraine, la mtengo wa EUR 710 miliyoni. Iye anavomereza kuti Sweden ikuchirikiza Ukraine mosasunthika, ponena kuti, “Kuyambira pachiyambi, mwakhala mukuthandizira kwambiri Ukraine, ndipo zikomo kwambiri chifukwa cha zimenezo.”
Kukambitsiranako kudakhudzanso mutu wachitetezo, ndikuwunika kwambiri kukulitsa luso lachitetezo ku Europe. Purezidenti von der Leyen adagogomezera kufunika kotenga nawo gawo ku Europe pachitetezo, nati, "Nzika zaku Europe zikufuna kuti Europe itetezedwe." Adawunikiranso njira yomwe ikubwera yachitetezo ku Europe ndikulandila zidziwitso za Prime Minister Kristersson, ndikuzindikira malo olimba achitetezo aku Sweden ndi njira yake yopita ku NATO.
Polankhulapo pavuto lalikulu la kusintha kwa nyengo, atsogoleri onse awiri adakambirana njira zothana ndi kusintha kwa nyengo ndikuwonetsetsa kuti pakhale mpikisano pazachuma. Purezidenti von der Leyen adatsindika kufunika kokwaniritsa zolinga zanyengo ndikusintha kukhala chuma choyera komanso chozungulira. Anagogomezera kufunika koyang'ana osati pa 'chiyani' komanso 'momwe' angakwaniritsire zolingazi, ndikuwonetsa kufunikira kokweza mpikisano wachuma ndikutsata kusungitsa chilengedwe.
Ndi ndondomeko yodzaza ndi chithandizo ku Ukraine, mgwirizano wa chitetezo, ndi zochitika za nyengo, msonkhano pakati pa European Union ndi Sweden ukulonjeza kukhazikitsa njira yopititsira patsogolo mgwirizano ndi kugawana zolinga muzinthu zachitetezo ndi kukhazikika.