In the framework of his participation in the Croatia Summit in Dubrovnik, Minister for Foreign Affairs Kostyantyn Gryshchenko met with his Austrian colleague Michael Spindelegger.
The sides discussed a whole range of topical issues of European integration of our country.
Minister Gryshchenko informed Minister Spindelegger in detail on the steps taken by the Ukrainian government to implement political and economic reforms.
Kostyantyn Gryshchenko drew particular attention to Ukraine’s large-scale preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in October this year, aiming to ensure free expression of popular will and transparency of the electoral process. He said that numerous international observers, whom Ukraine had invited, would surely contribute to that.
For his part, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria reiterated his wish to make an official visit to Kyiv to continue an active dialogue and discussion of the prospects for deepening bilateral cooperation, and that in the area of European integration.