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21:51 21 Aug 2023

Zelensky discusses restoration of Odesa with Greek PM

Greece has joined the coalition of countries that will train the Ukrainian military to fly F-16s and is also preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine.

The Ukrainian president commented on the meeting that took place in Athens with the Greek premier minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

I proposed to Greece to help us secure Ukraine's new Black Sea corridor, guaranteeing freedom of navigation and unhindered grain exports. We discussed Greece's participation in the reconstruction of Ukraine, including the possibility of Greece taking the lead on the reconstruction of Odessa.

Greek PM assured that the state is ready to join the reconstruction of Ukraine with a focus on Odesa and the restoration of historical buildings destroyed by Russia.

Following Greece's signing of the G7 Declaration in support of Ukraine, Zelensky, and Mitsotakis agreed to proceed to bilateral talks on security guarantees,

This year, Ukraine is preparing to open EU accession negotiations and I thank Greece for supporting us on our path towards membership. I am particularly grateful to Prime Minister Mitsotakis for today's signing of the declaration in support of Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration.

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