(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss Ukraine, Syria, energy security, economic issues, and migration, the White House revealed in a statement.
On Ukraine the leaders agreed that sanctions on Russia should be tied to implementation of the Minsk agreements, and that Ukraine needed to move forward with further economic and anti-corruption reforms.
The leaders also discussed the need for the US and EU to cooperate in dealing with the European migration crisis and coordinate diplomatic efforts to seek a political resolution to the Syrian conflict.
On energy security Biden and Juncker discussed the need for energy diversification and full application of EU competition standards.
Finally, both underscored the importance of "rapidly" concluding a replacement to the Safe Harbor framework, "which is vital to both the US and European economies," the statement affirmed.
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