President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Ireland to take part in the opening ceremony of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

According to Ukrinform, he announced this on Telegram.

“Arrived in Ireland to take part in the opening ceremony of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union,” he wrote.

Zelensky said he also has scheduled meetings with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin and European Council President António Costa.

“Every day, Ukraine proves that it deserves to be an equal part of our shared European home. And we hope that during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, we will be able to achieve tangible progress on the path to membership and open all negotiating clusters,” he added.