Austria’s new foreign minister arrives in Kyiv
Pravda Ukraine
Austria’s new Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger is on a visit to Ukraine. She arrived in Kyiv on 14 March.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Vasyl Khymynets, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Austria, on X (Twitter)
Quote: “Welcome to Kyiv, dear minister.”
Details: Khymynets posted a photo with Meinl-Reisinger at Kyiv’s railway station.
Meinl-Reisinger plans to meet with her Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha and visit the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital, which was hit by a Russian missile in 2024.
A reception will be held at the Austrian Embassy, attended by representatives from business and humanitarian organisations.
European Pravda reiterated that this is the second foreign trip for Meinl-Reisinger since taking office on 3 March. Her first foreign trip was to Brussels, where she held talks with Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Background:
- On 5 March, Meinl-Reisinger spoke to Sybiha by phone and reaffirmed Austria’s “full commitment to Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
- On 3 March, the new Austrian government led by Chancellor Christian Stocker was sworn in after a five-month political crisis.
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