Zelenskyy and European Commission President to Meet in Davos

, 15 January 2024, 13:25

Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. 

Eric Mamer, the speaker of the European Commission, said von der Leyen would arrive in Davos on Monday, where a series of bilateral meetings are scheduled for her, including a meeting with Zelenskyy on Tuesday.

"Tomorrow, she will deliver a speech at the opening session. Then the president will have several bilateral meetings – with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, [and] Hungarian President Katalin Novák," Eric Mamer said.

President Zelenskyy will start his working visit to Switzerland on Monday, 15 January. 

During the visit, he will meet with heads of both Houses of Parliament, party leaders, and the Swiss President.

The Office of the President added he would take part in the World Economic Forum in Davos and hold a number of bilateral meetings.

On 14 January, Davos hosted a meeting at the expert advisor level on national security regarding Ukraineʼs Peace Formula.