Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said it would be desirable for the second peace summit to be held in one of the countries of the global south and said he had proposed to Prime Minister Narenda Modi that the summit be held in India.
“I do believe that the second world summit should be in one of the countries, preferably in the global south. And we are very open… I absolutely support and have said and shared this with Prime Minister Modi to hold a global peace summit in India,” Zelensky said in an interview with Indian media published on Sunday.
However, the president added that Ukraine could not “hold a peace summit in a country that has not yet joined the communiqué of the peace summit”, but this does not apply only to India, but to any state that was positive about the adoption of the second summit.
“I think you understand that. No one is pressuring anyone, but it is logical,” the Ukrainian head of state said.
The President recalled that the points in the communiqué adopted at the first peace summit concern energy, food security, as well as the return of Ukrainian children, and none of the points concern weapons.
Zelensky added that Ukraine will be happy if India joins the clause of the Peace Formula that deals with the return of children.
“So I think India can choose any of these points, join any of these points with a theme and can come with its vision, with its additional views and so on,” the president emphasized.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to pay a visit to Veliobritain next week, The Guardian reports.
According to the publication, Zelensky will also make his first visit to Ireland on Saturday morning. He is scheduled to meet with Irish Foreign Minister Simon Harris there.
Ireland, which has long maintained a policy of military neutrality but has provided non-lethal aid to Ukraine, is expected to offer more support. In particular, it will support Ukraine’s efforts to return some 20,000 children who were forcibly displaced to Russia and Belarus.
The Ukrainian president met with British Prime Minister-designate Keir Starmer at the NATO summit in Washington last week, but this will be his first opportunity to meet with a wider delegation from the Labor government, which will be keen to confirm further UK support.
The conference is reportedly the fourth meeting of the European Policy Community, a collective set up after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, which was the brainchild of French President Emmanuel Macron.
“It is designed to foster stronger ties between EU and non-EU leaders in an informal setting. Previous conferences have been held in Spain, Moldova and the Czech Republic,” it said.
In addition to the UK, non-EU countries invited include Norway, Iceland, Georgia, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania and Turkey, although Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s president, who has not attended previous summits, has not confirmed his participation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with Kenyan President William Ruto the creation of hubs for Ukrainian grain in African ports.
“Held a meeting with the President of Kenya William Ruto. Thank you for participation in the Peace Summit and a principled position of support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” – wrote Zelensky in his Telegram channel on Sunday night.
The Ukrainian head of state noted that at the meeting they discussed food security issues, which are very important for both countries, the development of Ukrainian-Kenyan relations and projects in the field of agricultural exports.
In addition, the parties considered the possible participation of Kenya in the creation of hubs for Ukrainian grain in African ports.
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By decrees of June 24, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Ukraine’s ambassadors to the Republic of Tajikistan and New Zealand.
The relevant decrees No. 444/2022 and No. 445/2022 are published on the website of the head of state.
Valery Evdokimov has been appointed Ambassador to Tajikistan.
In turn, Vasyl Miroshnichenko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia, has been appointed concurrent Ambassador to New Zealand.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed cooperation between Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the implementation of joint projects.
“Had a phone conversation with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The importance of strengthening cooperation between Ukraine and the UAE was noted. The implementation of joint projects was discussed. Invited Mohamed Bin Zayed to visit Ukraine,” Zelensky said on Twitter on Friday.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law on the development of biomethane production in Ukraine (No. 5464), which was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada at the second reading on October 21. The corresponding note appeared on the page of the bill on the parliament’s website on Tuesday.According to the press service of the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, this law lays the foundation for the production and development of biomethane in Ukraine, as well as its export to the countries of the European Union.It is specified that for this purpose it is planned to introduce the appropriate terminology, the possibility of verifying purified biogas (biomethane), the physical and chemical characteristics of which must meet the requirements of regulatory legal acts for natural gas, issuing a guarantee of origin for the volume of biomethane produced, entering a register of production and consumption of biomethane.“Development of a register of production and use of biomethane and cooperation with similar registers of EU countries is a potential opportunity to sell biomethane to other countries, confirmed by a guarantee of origin,” the message reads.It notes that, in pursuance of the State Energy Efficiency Law, work has already begun on the development of a procedure for the functioning of the biomethane register.As reported, bill No. 5464 adopted by the Verkhovna Rada regulates the concept of “biomethane” as “biogas,” which in its physical and technical characteristics corresponds to the regulatory legal acts on natural gas for supply to gas distribution and transmission networks or for use as a motor fuel.In addition, the document provides for the creation of a biomethane register for accounting in the system, establishes the procedure for the formation of guarantees of origin of biomethane.According to the Bioenergy Association of Ukraine, the potential for biomethane production in Ukraine is 8 billion cubic meters annually, which corresponds to 25% of domestic gas consumption.According to Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Roman Leschenko, the development of biomethane production gives Ukraine every chance to become a center for its production and supply, as well as a source of energy security for Europe. Its use in production chains will allow Ukrainian farmers to obtain an alternative source of energy from waste and secondary products of their own production and, as a result, to use biomethane instead of natural gas for generating heat and electricity, as well as to use it as a fuel for transport and as a raw material for the chemical industry.
