Zelenskyy reveals purpose of visit to Norway
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Oslo to participate in the second Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit. According to the President, bilateral talks with its participants are planned.
"I have arrived in Oslo for the second Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit. Together with the leaders of Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, and Sweden, we will discuss strengthening defense, political, and economic cooperation, as well as our common future in Europe," Zelenskyy says, adding that the main goal is security and just and lasting peace on the continent.
The President will also hold bilateral talks with the Summit participants.
"I will also hold bilateral talks, meet with His Majesty King Harald V, visit Storting, and speak with Norwegian politicians and businessmen. I will personally thank Norway for all of its timely and principled support for Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war," he adds.
As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Oslo, the capital of Norway, on an unannounced visit on December 13.
The first Ukraine-Northern Europe summit
The first Ukraine-Northern Europe Summit took place in May 2023. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in it during his official visit to Finland. The summit was held in Helsinki.
Ukraine invited the Scandinavian countries to hold a peace summit in late April. The proposal to hold the summit was made during talks between the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, and foreign policy advisers to the heads of government of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, and the foreign policy advisor to the President of Finland.
