Presidential Office

Andriy Yermak noted that the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the sovereign territory of Ukraine is a crucial prerequisite for the restoration of a just and lasting peace.

On the instructions of the President of Ukraine and the Head of the Presidential Office, and in pursuance of the G7 Joint Declaration, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Ihor Zhovkva held the first round of negotiations with the Bulgarian side on the conclusion of a bilateral security agreement.

In New York, Iryna Mudra, Deputy Head of the Office of the President, and Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, officially deposited the instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, met with the delegation of the European Parliament led by the Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defense of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann.

In New York, during the UN International Law Week, the event “War Damage Compensation: Claims Commission for Ukraine” took place, organized by the Netherlands and the Register of Damage. Ukraine was represented by Deputy Head of the Office of the President Iryna Mudra.

Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak participated in the presentation of the White Paper, “Reintegration of Children Affected by Deportation and Forcible Transfers: International Standards and Best Practices for Ukraine,” prepared by the Bring Kids Back UA Task Force.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Zhovkva met with Andrew Mitchell, Member of the United Kingdom Parliament and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs from the Conservative Party, who is visiting Ukraine.

Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak participated online in a thematic conference dedicated to the fifth point of the Peace Formula: "Implementation of the UN Charter and Restoration of Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity and the World Order."

A meeting on legislative changes to implement the decision of the National Security and Defense Council regarding the reform of the Medical and Social Expert Commissions was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Head of the Office of the President Iryna Vereshchuk.

Deputy Head of the Office of the President Iryna Vereshchuk met with representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ukraine, Karolina Lindholm Billing.