Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak held a phone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Rwanda, Olivier Jean Patrick Nduhungirehe. Deputy Head of the Office of the President Ihor Brusylo also took part in the conversation.
Andriy Yermak thanked Rwanda for its consistent support of Ukraine on the international stage since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, as well as for its understanding of the importance of providing Ukraine with reliable security guarantees.
The Head of the Presidential Office briefed his interlocutor on the security situation in Ukraine and ongoing negotiations with the United States aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace. Ukraine agreed to the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire, but Russia refused to support these steps toward peace. As evidence of this, Andriy Yermak pointed to the tragedy in Kryvyi Rih, where the Russian Federation’s missile strike on a residential neighborhood claimed the lives of 20 civilians, nearly half of them children.
During the conversation, the parties also addressed the expansion of bilateral relations between Ukraine and Rwanda, in particular, the strengthening of political dialogue and the development of economic cooperation in the IT, agricultural, industrial, and energy sectors.
In addition, they discussed Ukraine’s Grain from Ukraine humanitarian initiative.