Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Ihor Zhovkva held a meeting with Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria and member of the ruling Austrian People's Party, who was visiting Ukraine along with representatives of 40 Austrian companies.
One of the key topics of the meeting was the security situation in Ukraine and the efforts of Ukraine and its partners to bring about a just and enduring peace.
Ihor Zhovkva thanked Austria – and in particular, the federal state of Lower Austria – for the assistance it has provided, which exceeds €800 million. He called for increased support for Ukraine in key priority areas.
The Deputy Head of the Presidential Office emphasized the importance of providing Ukraine with reliable security guarantees across all critical domains, including financial and humanitarian support, and of facilitating Ukraine’s irreversible path toward EU membership, as outlined in the Constitution of Ukraine. This topic was a central focus of the meeting.
“We are grateful to Austria for its firm support of Ukraine’s EU membership. Ukraine has fulfilled all conditions for opening the first negotiation cluster, ‘Fundamentals.’ We count on the unity of EU member states around Ukraine’s negotiation process, which should be based on Ukraine’s progress and an objective assessment of it by the EU,” Ihor Zhovkva stated.