PRESS RELEASE : Ihor Zhovkva noted the importance of Estonia’s assistance in the issue of Ukraine’s European integration movement

The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 12 May 2022.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a video consultation with Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia Liis Lipre-Järma.

Ihor Zhovkva informed the interlocutor in detail about the security situation in our country and the resistance to Russian military aggression. He expressed sincere gratitude to the Government of Estonia and the Estonian people for their unwavering political support and the important practical assistance provided to Ukraine by official Tallinn.

“We highly appreciate the fact that Estonia became the first country whose parliament decided to recognize Russia’s war against Ukraine an act of genocide,” said the Deputy Head of the President’s Office.

During the conversation, special attention was paid to the importance of continuing sanctions pressure on Russia from the European Union in order to end the war as soon as possible and liberate the temporarily occupied territories of the Ukrainian state.

The interlocutors discussed in detail bilateral cooperation to implement Ukraine’s strategic course towards European integration. Ihor Zhovkva noted the importance of Estonia’s effective assistance in the issue of Ukraine’s European integration movement and our country’s intentions to obtain the status of a candidate country for accession to the European Union in the near future.

Ihor Zhovkva and Liis Lipre-Järma also coordinated the schedule of high-level bilateral events for the near future.