Zelenskyy and Norwegian PM discuss support for Ukraine in Yerevan

Ulyana Krychkovska - 3 May, 18:51

Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Jonas Gahr Støre. Photo: Zelenskyy on social media

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.

Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Details: During the meeting, Zelenskyy thanked Norway for all its support for Ukraine, including contributions to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme worth almost US$1 billion.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "We discussed our strategic partnership: the Drone Deal and efforts to strengthen air defence, as well as cooperation at the level of the private and public sectors."

More details: Zelenskyy and Støre paid particular attention to energy support for Ukraine.

Zelenskyy briefed Støre on Ukraine's needs for next winter, particularly natural gas.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "Ukraine must enter it [the winter] prepared. I am grateful to Norway and personally to Jonas for the readiness to help."

Background:

Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Yerevan on 3 May.
Ukraine and Norway are set to begin their first joint production of Ukrainian drones, planning to produce several thousand mid-range drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Norway.

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