Ihor Zhovkva met with the Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, Nikolaus Marschik.
The meeting focused on expanding Austria's support for Ukraine, following the talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Paris.
Ihor Zhovkva thanked Austria for the humanitarian and financial assistance it has provided to Ukraine, and for offering temporary shelter to our people; he also spoke about the work of the newly established Ministry of National Unity.
The Deputy Head of the Office of the President particularly emphasized: it is important to coordinate the joint position of European countries on how to achieve a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
During the meeting, the parties also discussed continued assistance in humanitarian demining and the involvement of Austrian companies in reconstruction projects.
The Austrian diplomat pledged further support for Ukraine and expressed his readiness to facilitate Ukraine's rapid progress in EU accession negotiations.
Ihor Zhovkva commended the decision by Austria's OMV to terminate its contract with Gazprom for the supply of Russian gas to Austria.
“This marked a fundamental change in your country's approach to the energy sector and a significant contribution to Europe's energy independence from Russian energy carriers,” he stressed.
In addition, Ihor Zhovkva invited Austria to join the G7 Joint Declaration on Support for Ukraine and to consider signing a bilateral agreement.