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Catalan president invites Zelenskyy to visit the region

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Catalan President Salvador Illa invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Catalonia during a meeting in Kyiv.
  • Illa said Catalonia wanted to continue cooperating with Ukraine at the regional and city levels.
  • He signed three agreements with the governors of Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv covering the economy, social assistance, energy and industry.

Catalan President Salvador Illa invited Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Catalonia after the Ukrainian president received him at his office in Kyiv.

“I invited President Zelenskyy to visit Catalonia whenever he considers it appropriate,” Illa told EFE after their meeting. He said he had conveyed Catalonia’s desire to “continue cooperating” with Ukraine through its regions and cities.

Illa also signed three cooperation agreements during his visit. The agreements involve the Ukrainian regions of Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Lviv, and cover areas including the economy, social assistance, energy and industry.

I invited President Zelenskyy to visit Catalonia whenever he considers it appropriate

· Salvador IllaIlla described the invitation after meeting Zelenskyy in Kyiv.

Zelenskyy received Illa together with Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni. The two Socialist politicians arrived in Kyiv together on Thursday morning and planned to return home on Friday afternoon.

Zelenskyy has so far visited only two Spanish cities as president: Madrid, where he attended a European summit in October 2023, and Granada.

continue cooperating

· Salvador IllaIlla said he expressed Catalonia’s intention to maintain cooperation with Ukraine at the regional and city levels.
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