FM had conversation with new British Foreign Secretary

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has spoken with the new British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and congratulated him on his appointment.

According to Ukrinform, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry wrote about this on the social network X.

Kuleba thanked Lammy for confirming the "ironclad support" of Ukraine in all spheres by the United Kingdom.

"We discussed next steps in our bilateral relations and also paid specific attention to the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington," Kuleba wrote.

He added that the newly appointed British minister accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine.

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As Ukrinform reported, on July 4, the UK held early parliamentary elections, which were won by the Labor Party.

On Friday, King Charles III of Great Britain appointed the leader of the British Labor Party, Keir Starmer, as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and instructed him to form a new government.

In particular, David Lammy, who will replace David Cameron in the UK Foreign Secretary's government, has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary of the UK.