site.btaPrime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov to Participate in Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov will participate in the high-level Ukraine Recovery Conference, which will be held on July 10 and 11 in Rome, Italy, the government press service reported.

The forum, organized by Italy and Ukraine, is the main annual event dedicated to supporting the Ukrainian side and continues the series of high-level events dedicated to the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine.

In recent years, similar conferences have been held in Lugano in 2022, in London in 2023, and in Berlin in 2024. The main goal of the forum is to confirm continued international support, as well as future investments in the reconstruction and reforms in Ukraine. Zhelyazkov will also participate in an online meeting of the countries of the Coalition of the Willing, an initiative of Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer and the President of France Emmanuel Macron. The discussion aims to confirm the efforts aimed at ensuring a lasting resolution of the war against Ukraine.

On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a private audience at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo. The meeting was dedicated to the ongoing war in Ukraine and the urgent need to achieve peace through negotiations, the news website Vatican News reported. After the meeting, Zelenskyy thanked the Pope and the Vatican for their support, especially regarding the issue of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war

The Italian capital will host world political leaders, representatives of international organizations and financial institutions, representatives of the private sector, municipal and regional authorities, civil society, and the Ukrainian diaspora.