Croatia has confirmed its readiness to provide ports on Danube and Adriatic Sea for transportation of Ukrainian grain, - Zelensky held meeting with Prime Minister Plenkovich
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Croatia Andrey Plenkovich as part of his participation in the "Ukraine – Balkans" summit in Athens.
This was reported by the press service of the head of state, Censor.NET reports.
Zelensky spoke about the situation on the battlefield, the offensive steps of the Ukrainian army, and the problems it faces. He also informed the interlocutor about the preparation of the Ukrainian energy system and air defense for the autumn-winter period.
In addition, the president thanked Croatia for preparing a new defense package for Ukraine, which will contain important components. The parties discussed the further development of defense cooperation between the two states.
The President informed the Prime Minister of Croatia in detail about Russia's illegal blockade of shipping in the Black Sea and massive Russian missile strikes on the port infrastructure of Ukraine, which endanger world food security.
Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine is ready to continue to be a guarantor of global food security and is interested in finding new ways of supplying food to world markets, one of which could be Croatia. The Croatian side confirmed its readiness to provide ports on the Danube and the Adriatic Sea for the transportation of Ukrainian grain.
"The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Croatia discussed geopolitical and other challenges caused by Russian aggression against our country. They coordinated steps for further cooperation in the international arena," the press service added.
The head of state separately emphasized the importance of Croatian experience in the field of humanitarian demining and thanked Croatia for its practical assistance and leadership in demining Ukrainian territories. The importance of holding the International Donor Conference on Humanitarian Demining, which will be held in Zagreb in October, was noted.
Volodymyr Zelensky separately thanked Croatia and the Croatian people for their special concern for forced migrants from Ukraine.
