President of Ukraine

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The Head of State emphasized that the issues of security of Ukrainians, especially of the population in the area of troops separation, and the achievement of sustainable peace in the east of the country were priorities for him.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy together with his wife Olena met with teachers - winners of the Teacher of the Year 2019 competition and Global Teacher Prize Ukraine 2019 on the occasion of the Day of Educators of Ukraine.

Under the chairmanship of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, the delegations of the two countries discussed the situation in the spheres of agriculture and infrastructure.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced that Belarus is an important trading partner of Ukraine, so the countries should work on increasing mutual trade. One of the instruments to achieve this goal is to hold the events such as the Second Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus in Zhytomyr.

In the framework of the Second Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus in the presence of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko a number of bilateral documents were signed.

Ukraine and Belarus need to further develop cultural and information ties, as stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a speech in the final part of the Second Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus held in Zhytomyr.

Belarus remains a reliable partner for Ukraine helping bring peace to the Ukrainian territory, and the Ukrainian-Belarusian border is the border of peace and cooperation. This was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the final part of the Second Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus in Zhytomyr.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko within the Second Forum of the Regions of Ukraine and Belarus in Zhytomyr. The agenda of relations between the two countries was defined during the conversation of the heads of state in the narrow circle.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined the main fields of work of the Legal Reform Commission. The Head of State stressed that Ukrainian society was tired of promises of reforms and was expecting real changes.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine had agreed to the so-called Steinmeier formula. He also notes that local elections in Donbas can only take place under Ukrainian law and only after the troops are withdrawn and Ukraine regains control of the state border.