First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine met with a Spanish delegation of Senators

On July 14, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Natalia Galibarenko met with a delegation of Senators of the Spanish Parliament headed by President of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate of the Kingdom of Spain Joaquin Ramirez.

During the meeting, the Spanish delegation was informed of the aggravation of the security situation in the east of Ukraine due to the increase of the cases of illegal crossing of the Ukrainian-Russian border by military hardware as well as mercenaries.

The Ukrainian side has also paid particular attention to the tasks of the Government as to rebuild destroyed infrastructure in the Donbas as well as social support for citizens forced to leave their homes. It was informed about the efforts being made by the Foreign Ministry in order to release N.Savchenko and O.Sentsov who were illegally transferred to the Russian Federation.

Special attention was paid to the current constitutional reform, an important component of which is the empowerment of regions.

The sides also exchanged views on possible outcomes of discussions as to the "Ukrainian issue" at a European Council meeting on July 16 this year.

In its turn, the Spanish side pledged to support the efforts undertaken by the Ukrainian Government in implementing reforms and expressed readiness to assist in reforming the legal system and to share its experience in the field of constitutional reform.