krainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a gathering with a senior official from Sudan throughout a “technical stopover” in Ireland.
Mr Zelensky stopped at Shannon Airport on the west coast of Eire as he returned to Europe from North America, the place he addressed the UN Security Council in New York.
He additionally met with US President Joe Biden on the White Home, addressed the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, in addition to talks with the nation’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
On Saturday, Mr Zelensky shared {a photograph} of him holding a gathering with the President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, at Shannon Airport.
“I’m grateful for Sudan’s constant assist of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he posted on the social media platform X, previously referred to as Twitter.
“We mentioned frequent safety challenges, particularly the actions of unlawful armed teams financed by Russia.
“I invited him to assist the Grain From Ukraine initiative and participate on this yr’s summit.
“We thought-about attainable platforms for intensifying cooperation between Ukraine and African international locations.”
Eire’s Division of International Affairs stated it may affirm it had been a “technical stopover”, and no Irish authorities ministers had been concerned.
“The division can affirm this was a technical stopover, with no bilateral component,” they stated.
“As per regular apply for stopovers at this degree, protocol workers of the division have been on the bottom to supply sensible help.”
