Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk said he hoped Austria would realize the strategic role of Ukraine as a guarantor of security for Europe.
“I hope Austria will realize the strategic role of Ukraine as a guarantor of security for Europe as well as economic potential of our country and support Ukraine’s EU aspirations,” he said during a meeting with President of the National Council of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka in Vienna on Tuesday.
According to a statement posted on the website of the Ukrainian parliament, the officials discussed support for Ukraine on its way towards obtaining the status of EU candidate, Austria’s participation in the revival of Ukraine, and punishment for the aggressor country Russia for waging the war against Ukraine.
Stefanchuk stressed the importance of a regular inter-parliamentary dialogue and the recognition by the Austrian parliament of the 1932-1933 Holodomor famine in Ukraine genocide against the Ukrainian people.
He also invited his Austrian counterpart to visit Ukraine.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, following regular talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced the readiness of the Turkish state to become a guarantor of Ukraine’s security.
“Held regular talks with a real friend of Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He noted the high level of organization of negotiations between delegations in Istanbul. We agreed on further steps towards peace. Grateful to Turkey for its readiness to become a guarantor of the security of our state!” Zelensky tweeted.
