Türkiye’s Embassy in Ukraine met regional and city leaders during a visit to the Zakarpattia region. According to the embassy, talks were held with Myroslav Biletskyi, head of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration, Roman Sarai, chairman of the Zakarpattia Regional Council, Uzhhorod Mayor Bohdan Andriiv and Berehove Mayor Zoltan Babiak.
The sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation between Türkiye and Ukraine at the regional and local levels, with a particular focus on trade, investment, education, culture, tourism and humanitarian initiatives.

“New opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation”
The embassy said it looked forward to building on these exchanges and exploring new opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation. During the visit, the delegation also laid flowers at a monument in the region.

Zakarpattia borders Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, and Berehove is known as the center of Ukraine’s Hungarian community.