Olena Zelenska meets with women ambassadors of foreign countries to Ukraine

Ukrainian President’s wife Olena Zelenska held an informal meeting with women ambassadors of foreign countries to Ukraine on October 27.

It is noted that the idea of a new format of cooperation - informal meetings - belongs to the British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons, who invited women – diplomats to meet regularly to discuss topical social issues and closer cooperation between their countries and Ukraine, the president’s press service reports.

Olena Zelenska and the ambassadors discussed top-priority humanitarian aspects and social projects for the First Lady of Ukraine, as well as identified potential opportunities for cooperation. In particular, all participants stressed the importance of uniting efforts in the fight against domestic and gender-based violence and creating equal opportunities for all citizens, positively assessing Ukraine’s success in this direction.

The meeting was attended by Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine Melinda Simmons, Ambassador of Argentina Elena Leticia Teresa Mikusinski, Ambassador of Canada Larisa Galadza, United States Chargés d'affaires ad interim to Ukraine Kristina Kvien, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Anka Feldhusen, Ambassador of Finland Päivi Maarit Laine, Ambassador of Croatia Anica Djamić and Ambassador of Montenegro to Ukraine Dragica Ponorac.