I spoke with Taras Kachka. I thanked him for his work in the Government of Ukraine and for the substantive and constructive engagement between our country and the European institutions. Important progress has been made, and now we need to develop more sectoral, meticulous work to advance through the clusters already opened in Ukraine’s EU accession negotiations, as well as focus on engagement both with the EU institutions and with the national governments of EU member states to open the next clusters. We are awaiting decisions on four more clusters. I believe Taras will be able to carry out this work most effectively at Ukraine’s Mission to the European Union in Brussels. Given Taras’s proven track record and experience in trade policy, he will combine this work with the European Union with the role of Ukraine’s trade representative – within the framework of our bilateral trade agreements with key partners. Government officials and the diplomatic team of the Office will support Taras in carrying out the assigned tasks. Thank you!(Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський)