During his joint press point with
the Czech Prime Minister Sobotka, President Barroso made the following
statement on the situation in Ukraine:
"In our meeting today, Prime
Minister Sobotka and I also exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine
that we are following with great concern.
As you know, the situation is
very difficult and remains extremely volatile. The immediate and urgent
priority is to avoid further bloodshed and save human lives. This is
also the message I conveyed yesterday to President Yanukovych. The
authorities have a special responsibility in ensuring it and
demonstrators also need to keep the peaceful nature of the protests.
An
immediate end to the violence and a meaningful dialogue, responding to
democratic aspirations of the people of Ukraine is the only way to solve
the political and institutional crisis. As you know, the European Union
has been offering its sincere assistance to facilitate dialogue and
de-escalate the situation. We have also reiterated our offer of
political association and economic integration. But what we have to do
now, the most immediate thing is to put an end to violence, violence to
stop as soon as possible. We cannot forget the images of the last days
and the tragic deaths and injuries of so many people. This is why the
Foreign Affairs Council will meet today to discuss the adoption of
targeted measures against those responsible for violence and use of
excessive force. We will continue engaged and committed to a political,
democratic and peaceful solution of the situation in Ukraine together
with our international partners.
And I am happy to see that there
is now a broad consensus among our Member States in the way to deal
with this issue. Just yesterday, because you were meeting an important
delegation of business leaders, I spoke about these matters with
President Hollande of France and Chancellor Merkel of Germany and, in
fact, I have understood how deep is also their commitment to find a
peaceful solution and today in the meeting with Prime Minister Sobotka, I
have seen the same concerns and determination."
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-15_en.htm?locale=en
20/2/14
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