President Pavel in Kyiv: Czechia continues to stand by Ukraine

Czech President Petr Pavel arrived in Kyiv on Friday morning, where he then met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The two heads of state honoured fallen soldiers at the site of the battle for Moshchun in 2022. At a press conference after their meeting, President Pavel said that Czechia still stands by Ukraine, and supports its entry into the European Union. Furthermore, the issue of Ukraine's future membership in the North Atlantic Alliance cannot be questioned.

On Thursday, the Czech head of state visited the southern city of Odessa, where he held talks with Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba and officials from Odessa, Kherson, and Mykolaiv. The discussions focused on battlefield conditions and post-war reconstruction plans, including Czechia's potential contributions.

President Pavel previously visited Ukraine shortly after his 2023 inauguration, alongside Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová. The Ukrainian head of state visited Prague in July 2023.