Ukraine intends to expand geography of strategic partners – Sybiha

Deputy Head of the President’s Office Andrii Sybiha said this in an interview with the Yevropeiska Pravda online media outlet, Ukrinform reports.

"Based on the risks and challenges facing our country today, we will build a foreign policy course aimed at expanding the geography of our partners, strategic partners, with an emphasis on the Baltic-Black Sea region," he said.

Sybiha stressed that "all formats, all mechanisms that add security to the state of Ukraine and add security to the region have the right to life and development."

At the same time, he added that his task as the deputy head of the President’s Office is to further develop bilateral relations and strengthen the foreign policy course and its integrity.

As Ukrinform reported, on May 31, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Andrii Sybiha as Deputy Head of the President's Office for Foreign Affairs and Strategic Partnership Development. Prior to that, Sybiha served as Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey.

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