Brussels, February 22, 2024. Emhlanganweni obalulekile enhliziyweni ye-European Union, uMongameli u-von der Leyen wamukele uNdunankulu waseSweden uKristersson, egqamisa ukubaluleka kwezingxoxo zabo. UMongameli uzwakalise ukubonga kwakhe, ethi, “Kuyinjabulo enkulu ukuba nawe lapha, uNdunankulu, u-Ulf othandekayo, enhliziyweni ye-European Union. Ngokuqinisekile kuningi esizoxoxa ngakho. Ngakho ngiyabonga kakhulu ngokuzinika isikhathi sokuhlangana lapha.”
Esinye sezihloko ezibalulekile ku-ajenda kwaba ukwesekwa okungantengantengi kwe-Ukraine. UMongameli u-von der Leyen uncome uNdunankulu uKristersson ngesimemezelo sakamuva saseSweden soxhaso olukhulu lwezempi lwase-Ukraine, lwenani lama-EUR ayizigidi ezingama-710. Ukwamukele ukwesekwa okungaguquki kweSweden e-Ukraine, wathi, “Kusukela ekuqaleni, ubungumsekeli wokuqina we-Ukraine, futhi ngiyabonga ngalokho.”
Ingxoxo iphinde yazungeza esihlokweni sokuzivikela, kugxilwe ekuthuthukiseni amakhono okuvikela ase-Europe. UMongameli u-von der Leyen ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokubandakanyeka kweYurophu kwezokuvikela, wathi, "Izakhamizi zaseYurophu zifuna i-Europe eyengeziwe ukuze ivikeleke." Ugqamise isu elizayo lezimboni zezokuvikela zaseYurophu futhi wamukela ukuqonda kukaNdunankulu uKristersson, ephawula isizinda sezimboni eziqinile zezokuvikela zaseSweden nendlela yayo ebheke ebulungwini be-NATO.
Bedingida udaba olunzima lokuguquka kwesimo sezulu, bobabili abaholi baxoxisane ngamasu okulwa nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuncintisana kwezomnotho. UMongameli u-von der Leyen ugcizelele ukubaluleka kokufeza izinhloso zesimo sezulu kanye nokuguqukela emnothweni ohlanzekile futhi oyindilinga. Ugcizelele isidingo sokungagxili kuphela kokuthi 'yini' kodwa futhi 'nasendleleni' yokufinyelela le migomo, egqamisa ukubaluleka kokuthuthukisa ukuncintisana kwezomnotho kuyilapho siphishekela ukusimama kwemvelo.
Nge-ajenda egcwele phama ehlanganisa ukwesekwa kwe-Ukraine, ukubambisana kwezokuvikela, kanye nesenzo sezulu, umhlangano phakathi kwe-European Union ne-Sweden uthembisa ukuhlahla indlela yokubambisana okuthuthukisiwe kanye nemigomo eyabiwe emkhakheni wezokuphepha nokusimama.
