An Taoiseach Simon Harris is set to meet Ukraine’s president during a stop-over in Shannon.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s jet is due to make a fuel stop at Shannon Airport this morning while returning from New York where he attended NATO’s 75th anniversary events.
President Zelensky will meet the Taoiseach in what will be the first bilateral meeting between the two leaders on Irish soil. Mr Harris and President Zelensky previously met at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland in June.
The pair will discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war which has been raging for almost two-and-a-half years.
The Taoiseach will also to express his condolences to Mr Zelensky on the loss of its citizens during the ongoing war, including in the bombing of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital earlier this week.
Ukraine’s ongoing bid for EU membership and Ireland’s support for that campaign are also expected to be topics of conversation.
Security is expected to be tight for the meeting which is due to take place at 11.00am at Shannon Airport.
