By KYIV. May 9 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that he went to Guatemala, this is the first visit of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister to Latin America in ten years.
“The best way to spend Europe Day is… to be on the way to Latin America to discover new horizons for European Ukraine. Ahead is a long way to distant, but sincerely friendly Guatemala, where, at the invitation of my colleague Mario Bucaro Flores, I will take part in the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and will make a bilateral visit. This country has shown itself to be a true friend in difficult times. And Ukraine appreciates friends,” Kuleba wrote on his Instagram.
Kuleba stressed that this is the first ever visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Guatemala, the first ever participation in the ACS Ministerial Council, as well as the first visit of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister to Latin America in ten years.
The Foreign Minister noted that ACS is 25 states of the Caribbean.
“An important region with significant resources is interested in Ukrainian goods, the experience of government digitalization, and mutually beneficial political cooperation in international organizations,” Kuleba added.
According to him, the visit will open a new page in Ukraine’s relations with Latin American countries and strengthen cooperation with the Global South.
