Kuleba, Asselborn discuss cooperation in restoring Luhansk region

“Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held a telephone conversation with Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The ministers confirmed their intention to sign the Ukraine-Luxembourg Economic Cooperation Agreement. Dmytro Kuleba and Jean Asselborn discussed bilateral cooperation in restoring the infrastructure of Luhansk region which suffered from the armed aggression,” the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine informs.

The Ukrainian foreign minister informed his colleague about the security situation in Donbas, the progress of negotiations in the Normandy format, and the preparation for the conversation of the Normandy format foreign ministers.

As noted, the ministers discussed the need for cooperation amidst the global epidemiological crisis and shared their experience in combating the spread of COVID-19.

Jean Asselborn assured of unchanged Luxembourg's support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and EU's sanctioning policy towards Russia.

Kuleba invited Asselborn to visit Ukraine when circumstances permit. He also conveyed an invitation of Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal for PM of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel to pay an official visit to Ukraine.

As a reminder, in January-November 2019, the total trade in goods and

services between Ukraine and Luxembourg amounted to $151.2 million. As of mid-2019, the Ukrainian economy received $469.2 million in direct investment from Luxembourg (8th largest investor among the EU countries).

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