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During the discussion of the draft laws on the activities of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (HQCJ) and the High Council of Justice (HCJ), Andriy Smyrnov stressed that the main issue remains open - the principles of decision-making by competition commissions.

Roman Mashovets, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, had a meeting with Vitalijus Vaikšnoras, High Level Strategic Advisor from Lithuania in the Reform Committee of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A meaningful conversation between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States of America made it possible to coordinate in detail the positions of our states and testifies to the close and partnership relations between Ukraine and the United States. This was stated by Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak.

There is a positive trend in the incidence of COVID-19 in Ukraine - all indicators are stabilizing. This was discussed at a conference call at the Office of the President of Ukraine.

The interlocutors praised the results of recent bilateral contacts, including the recent meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and Hungary and the second meeting of the working interagency group on education in May.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva took part in a working meeting of foreign policy and national security advisers to the Presidents of the Baltic States and Poland, which took place in Vilnius. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov also took part in the event on behalf of the Ukrainian side.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Head of the Department for European and Foreign Policy of the Office of the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Barbara Kaudel-Jensen. The recent escalation on the border with Ukraine and current issues on the European agenda were among the main topics of focus during the conversation.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met with OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met with Bishop of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held an online meeting with Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada David Morrison.