You're reading: Italian MPs assure Klimkin they uphold principles of international law

Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin held a meeting in New York City with a parliamentary delegation of Italy headed by President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Fabrizio Chicchitto.

During the meeting the sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation between Ukraine and Italy in the areas of mutual interest, as reported on the official website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Saturday.

“The Italian side said it supports the territorial integrity of our state and confirmed its willingness to continue defending the inviolability of the principles of the international law,” the statement reads.

Klimkin informed the Italian parliament on the situation in the east of Ukraine and in Crimea, the state of implementation of the Minsk agreements, as well as the actions of Ukraine on opposition to Russian hybrid war, which he said “undermines the security on the European continent.”