Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday in Kyiv and signed a joint declaration on support and cooperation.

The document said Italy will continue to promote the EU and its allies' strong and effective political and material support for Ukraine aimed at ensuring the ability of the Ukrainian state to effectively defend its territories on land, at sea and in the air.

The two parties also stressed the importance of Ukraine's consistent efforts of continuing the Black Sea Grain Initiative and launching the grain from Ukraine humanitarian program for enhancing global food security, according to the document published on the website of Ukrainian presidency. 

Italy and Ukraine also confirmed their commitment to strengthen joint efforts to ensure further progress towards the implementation of EU and NATO standards and the integration of Ukraine with the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance.