{"id":342,"date":"2022-04-01T14:58:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T14:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=342"},"modified":"2022-04-01T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T15:00:46","slug":"statement-by-minister-coveney-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-establishment-of-diplomatic-ties-with-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2022\/04\/01\/statement-by-minister-coveney-on-the-30th-anniversary-of-the-establishment-of-diplomatic-ties-with-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by Minister Coveney on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties with Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, April 1<sup>st<\/sup>, marks the 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marking the occasion, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney T.D., said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cI am pleased to mark the 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ukraine&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cIreland\u2019s support for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and its right to choose its own foreign and security policy path is unwavering&#8221;.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cI have been so impressed by the courageous, measured and very capable response by Ukraine and its people to the unacceptable invasion of their country by Russia. Your resilience is being sorely tested but I am confident that you will overcome this grave challenge facing your country, as you have done at pivotal times in your long history&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u201cAlong with our EU partners and other likeminded countries, Ireland stands firmly with you, and will offer assistance in the rebuilding process. 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