Ukraine views Africa as a strategic direction not only for strengthening its international standing and partnerships, but also as an important element of its European integration through participation in joint economic and security initiatives with the European Union.
Liubov Abravitova, Director of the Department for Africa and Regional African Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, said this in an interview with Ukrinform.
The diplomat recalled that Ukraine's first-ever "Strategy for the Development of Relations with African States" since independence was approved in January 2022, and work is currently underway on the next strategy covering the period from 2027 onward.
According to Abravitova, Ukraine's key priorities in Africa should include strengthening Ukraine's agency and presence on the continent, developing shared resource supply chains, promoting peace and security, and building a sustainable network of political and economic support through humanitarian, cultural, and educational projects.
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