The UK PM and EU President have today issued a joint statement after meeting at the European Political Community meeting in Armenia.

They discussedtheir joint commitment to improving the relationship between the UK and EU to deliver for consumers, businesses and collective European security.

They reflected on the UK’s plan to participate in the EU’s €90bn / £78bn loan for Ukraine, and agreed it would be a major step forward in the UK- EU defence industrial relationship.

They underlined our unwavering support for the Ukrainian people and applauded their resilience and courage.

They also greed to commence negotiations on UK participation in the European Innovation Council Fund, including the Scaleup Europe Fund, which will provide support for promising high-growth tech businesses to scale up and support UK&EU ambitions to keep the most promising innovators in Europe!

They looked ahead to the UK-EU summit and agreed on the importance of being ambitious in what we could achieve together for the benefit of both sides.

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So I think we can hopefully see much more like this in the coming months as the UK and the EU continue to align and move closer together!