Today, Prime Minister Dr Robert Golob presided over the high-level UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine.

The meeting was attended by high-ranking officials, including UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. This was the first of three high-level discussions chaired by Slovenia this week under its Presidency of the UN Security Council.

In his address as Security Council President, Prime Minister Golob stated that European countries are united in their condemnation of Russia’s aggression, which violates all principles of international law and the UN Charter.

“At this dire moment, while Ukrainian civilian casualties are on the rise, while critical civilian infrastructure is collapsing and while battlefields keep expanding, Ukraine has not failed the international community,” he said, adding that, despite its own problems, Ukraine helped Slovenia after last year’s devastating floods. “Even in the darkest moments of this aggression, Ukraine has remained an active member of the UN which has stood in solidarity with other countries,” said the Prime Minister.

“For Slovenia, the case is clear: With this war, a lot is at stake. If Russia wins, then the trampling of international humanitarian law and gross violations of the UN Charter will win as well,” said Mr Golob. “This is not a world that Slovenia wants to be part of. We will do everything in our power to prevent this from becoming a new normal and to preserve the integrity of the Charter and international law. Not just in Ukraine, but also in Palestine and the rest of the Middle East,” he concluded.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Golob met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at a bilateral meeting. They talked about Ukraine’s European perspective, with a special emphasis on the enlargement portfolio envisaged for Marta Kos, candidate for European Commissioner. Both leaders expressed mutual satisfaction and hope for a fruitful cooperation, as this important responsibility has been entrusted to Slovenia.

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