Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba on Tuesday, June 8, began a two-day working visit to Germany. The politician held seven meetings with senior officials of the country and discussed Russia’s aggression, Ukraine’s European integration and threats to build the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.
Kuleba announced this on his page in Twitter… The details of the meetings were also told in press service Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In particular, the Minister met with the President of the Bundestag Wolfgang SchäubleVice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz, Foreign Policy Advisor to the Federal Chancellor Jan Hecker, chairpersons of the Bundestag committees on foreign affairs and on EU affairs Norbert Retgen and Gunther Krichbaum.
“The first day of the visit to Berlin. Tough negotiations on Nord Stream 2, Normandy. The only rule in both topics: nothing is finally agreed upon until everything is agreed.” Germany is a friend who helped Ukraine a lot, with which you can solve even the most difficult problems “, – wrote Kuleba on the social network.
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As noted in the press service of the department, the focus of Kuleba’s meeting with the State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economy and Energy of Germany Andreas Feicht was strengthening the energy partnership between Ukraine and Germany.
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“A separate topic of steel threats from the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline… Dmytro Kuleba once again stressed that this project not only undermines the energy security of Ukraine and Europe, but also splits allies, so Ukraine continues to oppose its launch, “the report said.
In addition, the minister appealed to Wolfgang Schäuble with a request to personally assist recognition by the Bundestag of the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people.
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Kuleba also discussed with members of the German government further financial and technical assistance in the process of reforms in Ukraineas well as strengthening the energy partnership between the countries.
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As reported OBOZREVATEL, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that America and Germany discuss possible compensation for Ukraine due to probable financial losses due to gas transit from Russia to Europe via Nord Stream 2.
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