In Dubrovnik, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković met with children of Ukrainian defenders who came to the country to improve their health.
“It is a pleasure to be here today. I thanked the Prime Minister's team for supporting our Ukrainian children, whose parents are heroes of our country because they are defending Ukraine. Unfortunately, there are those who will remain in our hearts and in history because they gave the most precious thing – their lives. We are very grateful to them. And none of us will ever forget them,” the Head of State said.
At the moment, 90 Ukrainians are enjoying recreation in Split. All of them are children of warriors from the Kyiv region. The recreation lasts 10 days and is part of the program of the Embassy of Ukraine to Croatia for children of military personnel. The recreation is financed by the Foundation of the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Croatia Ivica Pirić. In total, since the beginning of the year, more than 800 children have been able to undergo such recreation.
“I am very pleased that Croatia is helping our Ukrainian children. Such assistance is very important. Such recreation allows us to support our children and make them smile. I see it,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Andrej Plenković added that the visit of the President of Ukraine to Croatia was connected with the third Ukraine – Southeast Europe Summit.
“We are here today to support Ukraine, your people and your President in the fight for your territorial integrity. We greatly appreciate the heroism shown by your parents in defending your country for two and a half years,” the Prime Minister of Croatia said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrej Plenković presented the children with gifts, and the children handed them flags with their signatures.
