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First official visit: Icelandic FM Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir arrives in Kyiv

7 January, 2025 Tuesday
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On January 7, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir arrived in Ukraine on her first visit as Iceland’s Foreign Minister. She has already met with Andrii Sybiha

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This was reported by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.

Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrii Sybiha, welcomed Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir to Kyiv. This visit marks her first trip to Ukraine as Foreign Minister.

During their meeting, Sybiha highlighted Iceland’s support in providing prosthetics for injured Ukrainian soldiers. “This year, we aim to expand this project and help more of our servicemen recover,” he said.

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir reaffirmed Iceland’s commitment to supporting Ukraine. This includes additional funding for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s humanitarian initiative, "Grain from Ukraine," which supplies Ukrainian food to countries like Syria.

  • At the recent United Kingdom-led Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) leaders’ summit in Tallinn, nations including Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, and the UK agreed to block and deter Russian shadow fleet vessels.
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