On 7 January, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir in Kyiv.

The Head of Ukrainian Government thanked for the support of Ukraine’s European and European integration path.

“Iceland actively participates in the implementation of initiatives to achieve a just peace and coalitions in support of Ukraine. We especially appreciate Iceland’s leadership in the Demining Coalition and in launching the International Register of Damage,” the Prime Minister said.

During the meeting, the parties paid special attention to the issue of confiscation of frozen russian assets. They also discussed the tightening of sanctions against russia, in particular the need to make every effort to combat russia’s shadow fleet.

In addition, Denys Shmyhal and Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir discussed Iceland’s contribution to Ukrainian arms production based on the Danish model.

“We are looking forward to further increasing investments in the security of Ukraine and the whole of Europe,” the Prime Minister said, inviting Icelandic companies to join the reconstruction projects.

Denys Shmyhal thanked the Icelandic people for the solidarity and assistance provided to Ukraine since the first days of russia’s large-scale invasion.