“Denmark remains on Ukraine’s side in overcoming all its existing challenges, particularly in supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine,”  Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark Jeppe Kofod said in Kyiv during the talks with  Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vadym Prystaiko on 6 February.

The Heads of foreign ministries of the two countries praised the current state of Ukraine -Denmark  bilateral cooperation. In order to intensify political dialogue, Minister Kofod handed over a letter from  Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen inviting  President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Denmark. 

In order to develop economic and investment cooperation, Ukraine and Denmark agreed to conclude in the near future a document on partnership in political, economic and energy spheres. It is also expected that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will soon ratify an intergovernmental agreement on the implementation of the Danish program of financing infrastructure projects.. Minister Jeppe Kofod gave a positive assessment of the state of reforms in Ukraine and noted that his country would continue to provide practical assistance in this area. According to him, positive results of the reforms also encourage Danish business to invest in Ukraine.

The Danish side assured of all-out support for Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

The Minister for  Foreign Affairs of Denmark also stressed the importance of further pressure on Russia, in particular through sanctions, in order to  urge Moscow to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk Agreements.