The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Ukraine hosted a reception on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia at the Fairmont Hotel in Kyiv, which brought together representatives of diplomatic, cultural and business circles. This event not only emphasized the historical significance of the holiday, but also became an opportunity to discuss the current challenges and achievements of the country.
“While celebratingthe achievements of our past, we must also confront the current reality. Armenia is going through a difficult path, facing unprecedented challenges to regional peace and security, which remind us of the constant need for strength and unity,” said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Ukraine Vladimir Karapetyan.
The Ambassador also focused on Armenia’s economic achievements, emphasizing the growth of the economy and the increase in jobs, which is evidence of the country’s resilience.
“The Armenian economy has experienced significant growth in recent years. Economic growth is almost 30 percent, and state budget revenues have increased by more than 90 percent. In addition, about 200,000 new jobs have been created,” he said.
Mr. Karapetyan expressed optimism about the process of normalization of relations with neighboring countries, in particular with Azerbaijan and Turkey. He noted the importance of peace talks, emphasizing the importance of mutual recognition of territorial integrity.
“A week ago, Prime Minister Pashinyan made a clear statement about Armenia’s readiness to sign a peace agreement right now,” he emphasized.
In addition to political and economic issues, Mr. Karapetyan also paid attention to the role of the diaspora in Ukraine, calling it a “reliable bridge” between the two countries.
“The Armenian diaspora in Ukraine is distinguished by its loyalty and patriotism to both its historical homeland and Ukraine. More than ten thousand Ukrainian citizens of Armenian origin are currently at the front,” the ambassador emphasized.
He paid special attention to recognizing the contribution of famous Armenian figures to Ukrainian culture. In particular, the ambassador mentioned film director Roman Balayan, who was awarded the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize.
At the end of his speech, Mr. Karapetyan invited the audience to visit an exhibition of Ukrainian Armenian artists that will open this week at St. Sophia Cathedral.
After Ukraine declared independence on August 24, 1991, Armenia recognized Ukraine on December 25, 1991. On December 25, 1991, Ukraine and Armenia established diplomatic relations.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevhen Perebyinis received copies of credentials from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine Inga Stanitė-Tolocienė.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the deputy minister positively noted the level of bilateral political dialogue between the two countries, particularly in the context of recent visits by the President and First Lady of Lithuania, as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Perebyinis expressed his sincere gratitude for Lithuania’s firm support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as military, humanitarian and financial assistance.
“The interlocutors separately discussed further practical steps to implement the Peace Formula of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and support for Ukraine on its path to full membership in the EU and NATO,” the statement said.
In turn, Ambassador Stanitė-Tolokienė assured of Lithuania’s continued support for Ukraine and emphasized the Lithuanian government’s readiness to further strengthen military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
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The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine announced a competitive selection of candidates for three positions of independent members of the supervisory board of Ukrenergo and instructed Ukrenergo to engage a professional consultant on personnel selection.
“The government remains fully committed to ensuring the independence, integrity and compliance with the highest professional standards of the new supervisory board. The selection of all members of the board – four independent and three representatives of the state – is to be completed by December 9,” the ministry said on Friday evening.
As reported, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová, regional heads of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the business ombudsman in early September called for stopping the dismissal of the company’s head Volodymyr Kudrytsky until the election of the seventh member of the board.
However, Kudrytsky was dismissed, after which the independent members of the Ukrenergo supervisory board, former ENTSO-E Presidents Daniel Dobbeni and Peder Andreasen, called the dismissal politically motivated and decided to leave the supervisory board early.
In addition, the G7 ambassadors emphasized the importance of quickly organizing a selection procedure according to the standards of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for “competent and professional independent experts” to the Ukrenergo supervisory board.
In Ukraine, only 471 thousand hectares are engaged in organic production, they need to increase, because the country keeps the course on deep processing, said the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaly Koval at the conference dedicated to the organic market of Ukraine and its prospects.
“Regarding the first: organics is the closest to the settlement of all EU legislative processes. And if we are now among the top five in the supply of organic products to Europe, our task is to become the first. We have the space, the desire and the experience that our people have,” the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food quoted him as saying.
Koval emphasized the importance of exporting finished products, not raw materials. At the same time, they should meet the EU requirements.
Ukrainian enterprises in January-August of this year exported zinc for $201 thousand (in August – $79 thousand), while in January-August 2023 the indicators amounted to $88 thousand.
Ukraine in 2023 increased imports of zinc and zinc products – by 18.8%, up to $45.966 mln. Zinc was supplied abroad in 2023 for $130 thousand against $1.331 mln in 2022.
Pure metallic zinc is used to restore noble metals, used to protect steel from corrosion and for other purposes.
Ukrainian enterprises in January-August of this year increased imports of tin and tin products by 7.8% – up to $1.842 mln (in August – $307 thousand).
Exports of tin and products amounted to $344 thousand ($2 thousand in August) against $53 thousand in the same period a year earlier.
Tin is used primarily as a safe, non-toxic coating in pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial applications of tin are in white tinplate (tin-plated iron) for food containers, in solder for electronics, in house piping, in bearing alloys and in coatings made of tin and its alloys. The most important alloy of tin is bronze (with copper). Another well-known alloy – pewter – is used for the manufacture of tableware.
