Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 2, 2021 – Policy
Maintaining and strengthening international support for Ukraine is the number one priority!
Peace in the de-bought Donbass, Crimea as part of our state, Ukraine is an active international player – these are three key goals that will determine priorities for the diplomatic team of Ukraine in 2021, the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Igor Zhovkva writes in an article.
“Maintaining and strengthening international support for Ukraine is priority number one. Through the development of active bilateral cooperation with strategic partners – the United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Canada, Poland, Lithuania, Azerbaijan, we will work to ensure that Ukraine always has in its arsenal enough external instruments and means to confidently overcome world challenges. Work will continue on the implementation of the agreements of the leaders of the Normandy Four countries in Paris, “writes the presidential diplomatic adviser.
He notes that in 2021, Bankovaya is aiming to hold the next summit in the Normandy format. Its strategic task will be to discuss the key issue of establishing peace in Donbass on Ukrainian terms. Hereinafter, we count on the support of our partners in the Normandy format – Germany and France.
“Maintaining the ongoing ceasefire, revitalizing the work of the Trilateral Contact Group, further exchange of detainees, the functioning of existing checkpoints and the full opening of new ones, the disengagement of forces and assets in the new agreed areas, the implementation of an updated demining plan, ensuring the ICRC and other international humanitarian organizations have access to detained persons, unimpeded access of the OSCE SMM to the occupied territories – these are just some of our tactical tasks. To work further to increase international pressure on the Russian Federation to fulfill its obligations. Sanctions against Russia help Ukraine in the peace process, so they should be kept until the status quo is fully restored; what the Ukrainian diplomacy is working on non-stop from year to year and will continue to work successfully, “Zhovkva adds.