As part of the visit of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Kingdom of Spain, the Head of State had an audience with His Majesty King Philip VI in Granada, the President’s press service reported on Thursday evening.
The President expressed gratitude to King Philip, the royal family of Spain and the entire Spanish people for their continued support for Ukraine.
“We appreciate the assistance provided by Spain from the first days of the full-scale invasion of the aggressor state in Ukraine’s struggle for our common European values,” Zelenskyy emphasized.
He also emphasized the significant humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people and the great attention paid to Ukrainians who came to Spain to escape the Russian war.
According to the press service, His Majesty King Philip VI expressed his admiration for the Ukrainian people who are resisting Russian aggression. He emphasized that Spain’s support for Ukraine in this struggle is based on fundamental respect for the sovereignty of countries and the inadmissibility of armed aggression.
During his visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy was awarded the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, which recognizes outstanding people who contribute to improving the world.
According to the President’s press service, the Atlantic Council’s highest honor was awarded to the head of the Ukrainian state in May of this year in Kyiv. The official award ceremony took place in New York, where he dedicated the award to the Ukrainian people and partners.
“To be honest, this is not my award. I dedicate this award to all Ukrainians in uniform. I dedicate this award to all our children who were killed by Russian terrorists. We will never forget this. I dedicate this award to all the fathers and mothers who raised such brave Ukrainian soldiers, as well as to all the teachers and doctors who did not leave Ukraine when the full-scale war began,” Zelensky said at the ceremony.
“And, of course, I dedicate this award to all of Ukraine’s partners: The United States, the EU, all the brave countries that stood by us and supported us. Thank you very much! I dedicate this award to all the people in the world who are fighting for freedom and democracy, just like us, Ukrainians. Glory to Ukraine!” – the President added.
This year’s Global Citizen Awards 2023 was also attended by: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who received the award for his significant contribution to peace in Europe and countering the threat to global democracy posed by Russia; Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was recognized for his leadership in the G7 in strengthening the Global South and promoting international cooperation U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, who was honored for her 40-year career as an economist and political leadership in ensuring a sustainable and inclusive economy in the United States and the world; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen, who was honored for her 40-year career as an economist and political leadership in ensuring a sustainable and inclusive economy in the United States and the world.
The event was attended by about 700 people, including current and former heads of state and government, UN ambassadors, representatives of the US administration, global business leaders, media and opinion leaders. The ceremony was covered by leading US media.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed creating grain hubs in African ports, the president’s website reports.
“Ukraine offers very clear actions. To prevent any shocks to the global food market, we can create hubs for millions of tons of grain per year in particularly sensitive areas, such as African ports,” the press service quoted Zelensky as saying during the Sustainable Development Goals summit.
According to him, negotiations have already begun on such opportunities. This will help prevent any shocks to the global food market.
He noted that Ukraine will never abandon its role as a guarantor of global food security: “No one expected us to be able to push the Russian fleet out of our Black Sea waters and give more space to the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the humanitarian initiative Grain from Ukraine. The results are really impressive.”
“Ukrainian food exports have reached the shores of Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, Somalia, Tunisia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, Yemen and other countries. From transit ports, our products were delivered to Ethiopia and Sudan,” the President emphasized.
According to him, the total amount of food is 32 million tons. This is 32 million tons less chaos.
“I thank all those leaders who supported our export programs. Thank you, friends! We have done it. And nothing prevents us from achieving much more ambitious goals,” Zelensky added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting with Korean Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong and representatives of Korean business.
During the meeting, the head of state conveyed his gratitude to the government of the Republic of Korea for the decision to provide Ukraine with financial support in the amount of 2.3 billion dollars for post-war reconstruction.
“I think this will give a boost to the development of Ukrainian infrastructure,” Zelensky said and added that it is important for Ukraine that representatives of Korean business actively work on the Ukrainian market and participate in the implementation of projects in the development of nuclear and renewable energy, machine building, automotive industry, lithium mining, oil refining, “green” metallurgy, railway transport, and others.
“It is important that they (Korean businesses – IF-U) feel my personal support. We are interested in you entering more deeply into the Ukrainian economy,” he said.
As the president emphasised, such cooperation will allow Ukraine to provide new jobs and new economic growth both for itself and for the Republic of Korea.
Zelensky also expressed gratitude to the Korean side for supporting the initiatives of the First Lady of Ukraine when she was on a visit to the Republic of Korea.
For his part, Korean Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Won Hee-ryong stressed that Korea stands for peace and defence of Ukrainian sovereignty, as well as for countering Russia’s illegal invasion.
He also noted that the visit of representatives of the Korean government and business to Kiev was a direct demonstration of support for Ukraine.
In addition, the minister expressed his belief that bilateral cooperation could be expanded in various areas of common interests.
According to the press service of the Ukrainian president, the parties signed an agreement between the governments on loans from the Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (EDCF). The agreement provides for the possibility of granting favourable loans for the implementation of projects in Ukraine with the participation of Korean companies. The document was signed by First Deputy Prime Minister and Economics Minister Yuliya Sviridenko on the Ukrainian side and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Ukraine Kim Hyong-Tae on the Korean side.
During his working visit to Greece, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the President’s press service reported on Monday evening.
The heads of state discussed the current state of affairs on the front line and the security situation in the region in view of the continuation of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Zelenskyy thanked Greece and personally Katerina Sakellaropoulou for supporting our country since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
The President of Ukraine noted the Greek leader’s special attention to the needs of Ukrainian citizens who have taken temporary refuge in this country. He particularly thanked the Greek side for the program of rehabilitation of Ukrainian children affected by Russian aggression.
The Head of State expressed hope that Greece would join the restoration of the affected regions of Ukraine.
“We are aware of the special role of Odesa in the history of Greece and look forward to your country’s involvement in the restoration of the city and Odesa region. I propose that Greece take patronage of this region,” Zelenskyy said.
During his working visit to Denmark, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Queen Margrethe II and members of the royal family.
“Meeting with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and members of the royal family. The statements and actions of the Royal Family of Denmark in support of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people mean a lot to us. We appreciate the royal family’s personal support for the humanitarian efforts of Danish and international organizations operating in Ukraine,” he said in the Telegram channel.
The head of state also expressed gratitude to the Danish people, government and parliament for the powerful humanitarian, financial and military assistance to Ukraine.
“We will always be grateful for the support and mutual understanding that our struggle for life and freedom meets here,” the president said.
In particular, he noted the activities of Denmark within the Support Fund for Ukraine, aimed at restoring Ukrainian schools, hospitals, bomb shelters, water, heat and energy supply, etc.
According to Zelenskyy’s press service, he invited members of the royal family – Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary to support investment and humanitarian projects that Ukraine and Denmark are jointly implementing.
During the audience with the Queen, the first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska was also present.
