Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha: "I had an excellent first call with Botswana’s new Minister of International Relations Dr. Phenyo Butale. Ukraine values Botswana’s growing regional role and is interested in developing our friendly ties. The recent opening of Ukraine’s embassy in Gaborone signals our commitment.

We discussed ways to boost bilateral  cooperation in high-tech agriculture, sustainable irrigation, education, digitalisation, and other areas. We are interested in developing the legal treaty base and contributing to Botswana’s greater economic and agricultural self-sufficiency".