The head of French diplomacy must notably meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kouleba.
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Catherine Colonna, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is in Ukraine on Monday, learned the international editorial staff of Radio France.
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“In Ukraine, to mark France’s support for the Ukrainian people“, wrote this Monday morning on Twitter Catherine Colonna. This is the first trip of a French minister to Ukraine since the start of the war, at the end of February.
In #Ukraineto mark France’s support for the Ukrainian people. pic.twitter.com/jq66q20p3d
—Catherine Colonna (@MinColonna) May 30, 2022
The Minister arrived in kyiv by train. She “wishes to demonstrate France’s solidarity with the Ukrainian people and its full determination to strengthen its support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression“, can we read in a press release from the Quai d’Orsay.
The head of French diplomacy must go to Boutcha for a visit of “the martyr city” at the end of the morning. Catherine Colonna will hand over civil security equipment (fire trucks and ambulances) “offered by France to the Ukrainian authorities“. Then she will return to kyiv in the afternoon.
During her visit, Catherine Colonna will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kouleba.
Finally, the Minister will take the opportunity to greet the staff of the French Embassy in kyiv “whose exemplary commitment has enabled France to remain alongside the Ukrainian people and our nationals in Ukraine since the beginning of the war“.