In Yerevan, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Head of State thanked Norway for all its support for Ukraine and for its contributions to the PURL initiative totaling nearly $1 billion. The President emphasized that Russia is not stopping its ballistic missile strikes, so the timely funding of PURL is critically important.
The leaders discussed their strategic partnership, primarily cooperation in the defense sector and work on an agreement in the format of the Drone Deal. They also addressed strengthening air defense, co-production projects, and cooperation at the level of the private and public sectors.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy briefed on the situation on the battlefield. According to him, the occupiers are not achieving success and are therefore forced to constantly adjust their plans.
Particular attention was given to energy support for Ukraine. The President outlined our country’s needs for the coming winter and stressed that Ukraine must enter it prepared. The Head of State thanked Norway and personally Jonas Gahr Støre for the readiness to help.
The President and the Prime Minister also coordinated joint international cooperation for the near term, in particular within the NB8 format.
