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Zelensky and Macron discussed Ukraine's EU membership candidate status

17 May 2022 20:36 (UTC +04:00)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron have held a phone conversation, said the Ukrainian President on his Twitter, APA reports.

"Finished a long and meaningful phone conversation with Emmanuel Macron. Told about the course of hostilities, the operation to rescue the military from Azovstal and the vision of the prospects of the negotiation process. Raised the issue of fuel supply to Ukraine," Zelensky said.

"We also discussed defense support from France, preparation of the 6th package of sanctions, possible ways to export Ukrainian agricultural products. Held a substantive discussion of our application for the status of a candidate for EU membership," he noted.