Australia’s Ukrainian Embassy to reen in Kyiv

This was announced by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during a joint briefing with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv, as reported by Ukrinform.

"I am very pleased to announce that we are now able to reen our embassy in Kyiv. We have always said we would do so when it is safe. We have been working to re-establish the security arrangements to enable this to happen. I am very pleased to be here to announce the reening of the Australian Embassy and that from next month, our Ambassador Lehmann, who is here with us, will be based here in Kyiv," said Wong.

She noted that in the coming months, the Australian embassy in Kyiv would be fully erational and expressed he that she would return to Ukraine when the country is peaceful and stable.

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In response, Andrii Sybiha welcomed the embassy's reening, calling it a true demonstration of sidarity from Australian diplomats. "This is always a significant factor in strengthening bilateral relations. It is always an portunity for the ambassador to receive first-hand information. It also ens up the possibility for growing direct communications," the Ukrainian Foreign Minister emphasized.

Earlier, Australia had moved its embassy from Kyiv to Lviv at the beginning of 2022 due to the threat of Russian invasion. The embassy was officially closed on February 22, 2022, and since then, Australia had been erating its diplomatic mission from Pand.