President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he expects that bilateral trade in goods and services between Ukraine and Lithuania will return to pre-pandemic levels.
He said this at a joint press conference in President of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda in Vilnius.
“Based on the results of the current year, we expect that the volumes of bilateral trade in goods and services will resume the positive dynamics and indicators of the pre-covid period. We have agreed that we will be able to sum up the results of the relevant work at the end of the year at the regular meeting of the Council of Presidents of Ukraine and the Republic of Lithuania,” Zelensky said.
The President stressed that Ukraine and Lithuania were currently successfully implementing mutually beneficial cooperation in the framework of a strategic partnership, which, according to him, was multidimensional and dynamic, filled with certain projects and initiatives.
The Head of State also stressed that Lithuania was one of the most active lobbyists for maintaining EU sanctions against Russia and an active participant in the Crimean Platform initiative. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)