Normandy Four summit to take place in Paris today

The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany will gather today for the Normandy Format summit in Paris.

The Office of the President of Ukraine has told Ukrinform that the first meeting of President Volodymyr Zelensky will be held with French President Emmanuel Macron at 15.05 local time.

Then, President Zelensky will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at 15.30 local time.

In addition, Deputy German Government Spokesperson Ulrike Demmer earlier informed that before the meeting of the Normandy Four leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel would hold a brief face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The meeting of the leaders of France, Ukraine, Germany and Russia will start at 16.00 Paris time.

Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko at a briefing in Paris on December 9 confirmed that a bilateral meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin would be held after the Normandy Format summit.

As expected, the Normandy Four leaders will give a joint press conference at 18.45 Paris time.

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