Zelenskyy receives credentials from ambassadors of Greece, Albania, Japan, Egypt
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received credentials from the newly appointed ambassadors of four countries to Ukraine: Pantelis Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos of Greece, Ernal Filo of Albania, Masashi Nakagome of Japan, and Barakat Elleity of Egypt.
According to the information on the website of the Ukrainian head of state on Tuesday, during a meeting with the Greek ambassador Zelenskyy noted the high level of bilateral relations and thanked Greece for defense support. The President spoke about the military assistance needs, primarily for air defense, artillery and armored vehicles.
In his conversation with the ambassador of Albania, Zelenskyy thanked the government and people of Albania for their constant support since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.
He also noted that it is important to sign a bilateral security agreement as soon as possible.
"We had consultations on the bilateral security agreement. We hope that with your help we will prepare the document for signing as soon as possible," he said.
During a meeting with the Japanese ambassador, the President noted Japan's support for Ukraine and the development of the current bilateral cooperation, expressed readiness for further intensification of dialog at all levels, and discussed current challenges for Ukraine.
The head of state emphasized that it is important to strengthen cooperation with Japan in the security sphere on information exchange and ways of joint response to the participation of North Korean military in the war against Ukraine.
"Today, the situation with North Korea, its troops on the Russian side requires a response – we need Japan's support," Zelenskyy said.
In a conversation with the Egyptian ambassador, the President noted that Ukraine is interested in the intensification of bilateral dialog, the early resumption of trade and economic cooperation, as well as the implementation of specific projects in the field of food security. The head of state also emphasized that it is important to involve Egypt in the promotion of the Peace Formula, in particular, joining the General Communiqué.
"Now we have defensive developments and are ready to develop in this direction. We have an initiative on food security Grain from Ukraine and we hope that Egypt will join this mission," Zelenskyy said.