During the meeting, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko first of all informed about Ukraine’s updated diplomatic strategy, in particular, the embassies already opened and renovated in Africa, as well as those planned.
“The Parliament of Ukraine is working to strengthen cooperation with the countries of the ‘non-Western world’, said Oleksandr Korniienko, adding that he personally held about 60 bilateral meetings during the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, half of which were high-level.
That is why the First Vice Speaker proposed to hold a joint meeting at the level of committees and groups.
At the same time, he informed his colleague in more detail about the Grain from Ukraine programme and its results: “Ukraine remains a guarantor of food security”.
For his part, Karamba Diaby, the Chairman of the Bundestag’s West African Friendship Group, asked about the energy situation in Ukraine.
According to Oleksandr Korniienko, this demonstrates that the international community does not stand aside from the problems arising from the full-scale russian aggression.
In addition, the parties considered the possibility of future cooperation in the energy sector, in particular, the exchange of experience in Ukrainian technologies.
In conclusion, the First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine expressed his gratitude for the solidarity, support and steadfast position.
The Ukrainian delegation includes members of the Ukrainian Parliament: the Chairman of the Committee on Economic Development Dmytro Natalukha, the Chairperson of the Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy Anastasiia Radina, the Chairperson of the Committee on Integration of Ukraine into the European Union Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze, the Chairperson of the Committee on State Building, Local Self-Government, Regional Development and Urban Planning Olena Shuliak, David Arakhamia, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Activities of State Special Purpose Bodies with Law Enforcement Functions, Law Enforcement Agencies, Special Purpose Law Enforcement Agencies and Intelligence Agencies of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, Viktoriia Kinzburska, the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Banking, Monetary Stability, Interaction with the National Bank of Ukraine and Protection of Financial Services Consumers of the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, Andrii Kit, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Non-Traditional and Renewable Energy Sources, Alternative Fuels of the Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities, Volodymyr Tsabal, the Secretary of the Committee on Budget, Serhii Larin, the Secretary of the Committee on Digital Transformation, Kostiantyn Bondariev, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Pipeline Transport of the Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Pavlo Bakunets, the Member of the Committee on Budget, Olena Khomenko, the Member of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Intelligence, Bohdan Torokhtii, the Member of the Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy, Ihor Kisilov, member of the Committee on Energy and Housing and Communal Services, and Halyna Yanchenko, the Member of the Committee on Economic Development.