Zelenskyy meets Italian PM to discuss strengthening Ukraine's air defence and preparations for Ukraine recovery Conference in 2025
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Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:06:51 +0200
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome.
The key topics of their discussions were strengthening Ukraines air defence system and preparing for the Ukraine recovery Conference URC2025.
Source Office of the President of Ukraine Details Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the Italian government for supporting Ukraine, particularly for approving the 10th military assistance package, which includes additional air defence systems.
He emphasised that enhancing defence capabilities is critically important for protecting against Russian attacks.
Quote We are now looking to expedite certain elements of this package.
We have joint ItalianFrench SAMP/T air defence systems, and the number of missiles is very important for us we are counting on it.
Theres a batch of missiles we are already receiving, but theres another batch that still needs to be finalised so they can be delivered to us.
Details In addition to security issues, the parties discussed preparations for the Ukraine recovery Conference, scheduled for 1011 July 2025 in Rome.
Quote Our teams have started working on this years recovery conference, with a particular focus on cultural heritage.
Here, we are relying primarily on Italy.
We are also collaborating with UNESCO and will engage separately with France.
I would like Italy to make a significant contribution to the recovery of our historical heritage they are highly skilled in this area.
Background On the evening of 9 January, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Italy to meet with the countrys Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella.
Zelenskyys meeting with Meloni was scheduled to take place immediately after the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein Group.
During this meeting, Ukraines Defence Minister Rustem Umierov discussed with his Italian counterpart the provision of missiles for air defence systems that Italy could supply to Ukraine.
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