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Austrian Foreign Minister jokes about seeing his Ukrainian counterpart more often than his own children

Monday, 4 September 2023, 22:00

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has joked about his frequent meetings with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba.

Source: Die Presse, citing Schallenberg during a conference of Austrian ambassadors, at which the Ukrainian Foreign Minister was a guest of honour, as reported by European Pravda.

Details: Before Kuleba addressed the Austrian diplomatic corps via video call, Schallenberg said he felt like he saw the Ukrainian foreign minister more often than his own children.

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Quote: "I apologise to your children," the Ukrainian Foreign Minister replied.

Background:

  • Earlier, Kuleba was reported to be an honorary guest at the Austrian Ambassadors' Conference, where he expressed his gratitude to Vienna for its significant financial and humanitarian support.
  • He also stressed that the war unleashed by Russia cannot be stopped by sitting at the negotiating table.
  • In late August, Kuleba became a guest of honour at a conference of French ambassadors in Paris.
  • Prior to that, the Ukrainian minister held talks with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavský in Prague and addressed Czech diplomats.

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