President of the European Council Charles Michel has arrived in Ukraine to take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine, as well as in the Crimea Platform summit.
“On behalf of the Government of Ukraine my warmest welcome to President of the European Council Charles Michel arriving to join the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence and the Crimea Platform summit,” Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna said on Twitter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he hopes for close and fruitful cooperation with new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “My sincere congratulations to Ursula von der Leyen on her appointment as the first female President of the European Commission. I wish you every success and look forward to working with you in close cooperation to develop further strong Ukraine-EU relations,” he said on Twitter.
According to earlier reports, members of the European Parliament voted in support of Ursula von der Leyen’s candidacy for the post of European Commission president in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
