President of Ukraine

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The Head of State thanked Mike Pence for his personal role in the adoption of the decision to continue the security assistance program for Ukraine and expressed hope that the amount of such assistance from the United States would only increase next year.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Alain Pilloux.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the rescuers on their professional holiday and noted the winners of the nationwide action “Hero - Rescuer of the Year”. “Your profession is dangerous and at the same time very reputable. Every day, you make difficult and responsible decisions, but unfortunately fateful decisions for someone. Thank you and low bow to you for everything you do,” the President stressed.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the law enforcement bodies to promptly investigate the circumstances of the fire accident in the house of former Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine Valeria Gontareva in Horenychi village, Kyiv region.

"We expect the verification to be fair and effective. We want the OSCE mission to record every step, every violation, every gunshot, every casualty among Ukrainian citizens. The most important thing for me is for all citizens - citizens of Ukraine, Europe, Russia - to see what is really happening,” the Head of State noted after the meeting with President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová in Kyiv.

At the next meeting in the Normandy format, the issue of the final release of detained persons in the "all for all" format must be resolved and clear terms of troops separation along the delimitation line in Donbas must be determined, as stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that Slovakia had been and remained a good friend, good neighbor and reliable partner of Ukraine.

"We expect our Slovak partners to accelerate preparations for the signing of important bilateral agreements: on joint control at the Ukrainian-Slovak border and on the restoration of the full-fledged functioning of the Uzhhorod airport," the Head of State noted after the meeting with President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová in Kyiv.

The Free Trade Area between Ukraine and the EU contributes to high trade turnover between Ukraine and Slovakia. It was stated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a joint press conference following negotiations with President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová.

During the negotiations chaired by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputová, the delegations of the two countries discussed the issues of improving business climate, increasing investments, combating smuggling and holding further reforms.