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During an official visit to Vatican City State, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena visited the Vatican museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.

“Ukraine is willing to develop closer cooperation with the Holy See. We share common values and a common vision of the future,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted.

According to the President of Ukraine, it is important that the meeting with Pope Francis took place two months after the Paris summit in the Normandy format and before the scheduled meeting in Berlin. "I urged Pope Francis to help with the release of Ukrainians held in Donbas, Crimea and Russia," he said.

The agenda of the visit envisages an audience of the Head of State with His Holiness Pope Francis.

During a visit to the Italian Republic, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy started a meeting with President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella in Rome.

"I urged the Prime Minister to close the illegal DPR and LPR offices opened in several cities of Italy," the Head of State told the media representatives.

Special attention was paid to the issues of trade-economic, investment cooperation and development of contacts between Ukrainian and Italian business circles. “Italy is in the top three of Ukraine's largest economic partners in the EU and one of the main trading partners in the world. Last year's trade volume exceeded $ 4 billion. I am sure that we can improve this result and thus strengthen our friendship,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

The meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is on a visit to Italy, and Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte began in Rome.

The Head of State will meet with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte.