Ukrainian Foreign Minister thanks Slovakia for support

Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba thanked Slovakia in Bratislava on Wednesday for its support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and for the sanctions policy against Russia. Holding a press conference together with the chief of Slovak diplomacy Ivan Korčok (SaS nominee), Kuleba stated that Slovakia is one of the countries that has shown solidarity with Ukraine during the recent military build-up at the Ukrainian border with Russia. Slovak minister Ivan Korčok declared that there are "no open issues" in Slovak-Ukrainian ties. "We'd like to develop bi-lateral ties, particularly in trade and energy," he added. On Thursday, the Ukrainian head of diplomacy is attending a session of Central European Foreign Ministers taking place in Bratislava.