President of Ukraine

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The Head of State congratulated the members of the Central Election Commission on their election and wished them fruitful work. “ I wish you all success. Your job is very important, ” Volodymyr Zelenskyy  said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Law "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Improving the Legal Protection of Geographical Indications" №123-IX approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on September 20, 2019.

​President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited the exhibition "Arms and Security" and got acquainted with the latest developments of weapons, military and special equipment.

The Head of State together with representatives of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities lit lamps near the Menorah – a monument to the executed Jews on the territory of the National Historical Memorial Preserve "Babyn Yar".

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged President of France Emmanuel Macron to continue the search and rescue operation as regards six missing citizens of Ukraine - members of the crew of the Bourbon Rhode vessel, which sank in the Atlantic Ocean at the end of September.

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.