President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a Portuguese delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Portuguese Republic João Gomes Cravinho. The delegation also included Portuguese Minister of Education João Costa.
The Head of State expressed gratitude to Portugal for solidarity and effective support for Ukraine in countering Russian armed aggression, as well as for sheltering Ukrainian forced migrants.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Portugal's readiness to join the restoration of educational institutions in Zhytomyr region and the results of the Zhytomyr Region Recovery Forum, which took place on February 5 in Zhytomyr with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Education of the Portuguese Republic.
"I know that yesterday you had an active day in Zhytomyr and took part in the Zhytomyr Region Recovery Forum. I expect the practical implementation of the relevant projects to begin in the near future," he said.
Particular attention was paid to the situation on the frontline and further defense cooperation between Ukraine and Portugal, particularly in the context of Portugal's accession to the fighter jet coalition.
The parties placed special emphasis on Portugal's participation in the implementation of specific points of the Ukrainian Peace Formula and preparations for the Global Peace Summit.
"Thank you for supporting the Ukrainian Peace Formula, all points of which are very important for us. We are currently preparing the first summit at the level of leaders, and I hope for the participation of Portugal," the Head of State noted.
Given the significant personal contribution of João Gomes Cravinho to the strengthening of interstate cooperation and support for Ukraine's state sovereignty and territorial integrity, the President presented the Order of Yaroslav the Wise, III class, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.