Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Tirana will hold a meeting with the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama, will participate in the summit “Ukraine – Southeast Europe”.
“With the Prime Minister of Albania and his team we will hold talks on defense and political cooperation, support for the Formula World and work on security agreements. Albania is one of the countries that joined the G7 Vilnius Declaration, for which we are very grateful,” Zelensky wrote in his Telegram channel on Wednesday, calling Edi Rama an uncompromising friend of Ukraine.
“In the format “Ukraine – Southeast Europe”, which is meeting for the second time, we will talk about our common path to the Euro-Atlantic goal. I will offer to support Ukraine’s efforts to ensure a just and lasting peace, the organization of the Global Peace Summit in Switzerland,” he informed.
In addition, the President of Ukraine will hold bilateral meetings with the participants of the summit.
During a working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Crown Prince, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud.
“The Ukrainian head of state emphasized the desire of Saudi Arabia to help restore a just peace in Ukraine,” the presidential press service reported.
Zelensky and Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud exchanged views on the current situation in the world and possible ways to end the war in Ukraine.
The parties discussed the realization of the Formula for Peace. The President of Ukraine thanked the Crown Prince for his valuable advice on speeding up the process of implementation of a number of its points.
“Saudi Arabia’s leadership can help to find fair solutions,” the President said.
The Head of State informed the Crown Prince about the preparation by Ukraine together with its partners of the first Global Summit of Peace at the level of leaders, which will be held in Switzerland. Volodymyr Zelensky and Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud discussed the content of the summit and possible steps to really restore security for Ukraine, all of Europe and all peoples of the world.
“We are equally interested in ensuring global stability,” the President emphasized.
The leaders also discussed specific opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and Saudi Arabia in the economic and technological sphere.
Volodymyr Zelensky and Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud instructed the teams of the two states to work on the relevant areas discussed during the meeting.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who arrived in Kyiv, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Our Minister Hakan Fidan was received in Kyiv by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Twitter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is confident that “Transcarpathia will be one of the drivers of economic and social growth”.
He wrote this in his Telegram channel following a coordination meeting on the security and social situation in Transcarpathia held in Uzhgorod on Wednesday.
“Strategic for the region border issues. Relocation of business and the creation of new jobs in different communities of the region is an important area of work. Facilities for the rehabilitation of our warriors are the right projects. A lot of initiatives to develop the economy of Transcarpathia – those opportunities that have not been used for decades,” – emphasized the head of state.
“Transcarpathia will be one of the drivers of economic and social growth. Thank you to everyone in Transcarpathia, who works for the good of Ukraine and helps to bring our victory closer,” – wrote Zelensky.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Prime Minister Denis Shmygal to replace Oleksandr Tkachenko as Minister of Culture and Information Policy.
“Budget expenditures during such a war are the maximum of state attention, which means that state resources should go to defense. And every project that can be realized with extra-budgetary resources should be realized with extra-budgetary resources,” he said in a video message on Thursday.
According to him, this applies to different spheres and, in particular, the field of culture.
“Museums, cultural centers, symbols, serials. All this is important, but now other priorities. Find extra-budgetary funds. Not of the state,” Zelensky said.
“I suggested to the head of the government two steps. The first is to find extra-budgetary funds for projects that you really need now. There are people in the world who can help. And the second, asked the Prime Minister to consider replacing the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine,” he also said.
According to Zelensky, “people should feel that the resources of budgets are used fairly and correctly. Everyone understands what we are talking about. Paving stones, decoration of cities, fountains will wait. Victory first.”
US Presidential National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said that US President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday at the NATO summit in Vilnius.
“The President (Biden-IF-U) will have an opportunity to meet with President Zelensky tomorrow and discuss how the United States her partners are prepared in the long term to help Ukraine defend itself now and beyond,” Sullivan said at a briefing on Tuesday.
