DUBLIN, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday he had arrived in the Irish capital, Dublin, to attend the ninth European Political Community (EPC) summit and planned to meet U.S. negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner during his visit.
Zelensky said in a post on X that he would hold bilateral and multilateral meetings with around 20 leaders on Wednesday and Thursday, attend the summit's opening plenary session and discuss diplomatic efforts with the U.S. negotiating team.
"We are working to bring peace closer," he wrote.
Two days of talks involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States concluded in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on Wednesday. Kushner said after the trilateral talks that he and Witkoff would travel to Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before heading to Dublin to brief Zelensky and explore ideas raised during the talks.
The ninth EPC summit, scheduled for Thursday in Dublin, will bring together leaders from across and beyond Europe to discuss regional security, competitiveness and connectivity. A total of 48 heads of state and government have been invited to attend, according to the European Council. ■