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The Ukrainian delegation led by Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak met with the Turkish delegation led by Spokesperson and Special Adviser to the President of Turkey İbrahim Kalın.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva had a phone conversation with Head of Diplomatic Advisory Services at the Presidential Affairs Unit of the Communications and Strategy Sector of the Federal Chancellery Térence Billeter.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva met with Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Ukraine Kaimo Kuusk.

In the international arena, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defends first of all the economic interests of the Ukrainian state. Ukraine is preparing to revise quotas on the supply of products to the European Union under the Association Agreement with the EU. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

At the Eastern Partnership summit to be held on June 18 in a video conference format, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the issue of coordination of efforts in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the prospects of Ukraine's membership in the European Union. This was stated by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

The Ukrainian delegation stressed the need for the full restoration of Ukrainian legislation in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, restoration of taxation and payment systems within the Ukrainian legal field. This was discussed at the meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, OSCE) on Monday, June 15.

After returning from France, the Ukrainian delegation underwent PCR testing for coronavirus infection. Representatives of the Office of the President of Ukraine and members of the Cabinet of Ministers tested negative - COVID-19 was not detected.

At the meeting in Paris, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of France Emmanuel Bonne discussed in detail the course of the Minsk process and bilateral cooperation between Ukraine and France.

On June 12, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak will make a one-day working visit to France as part of the Ukrainian delegation.

The interlocutors noted the good dynamics of trade turnover between the two countries and expressed hope that the coronavirus pandemic would not have a significant negative impact on bilateral economic cooperation.