Britain has opened a representative office of the Embassy in Lviv

The United Kingdom has officially opened a representative office of its embassy in Lviv in western Ukraine. This was reported on February 18 on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom.

"The opening of the new office builds on our commitments within the framework of the 100-year partnership between the UK and Ukraine and was an important step demonstrating Britain's strong commitment to developing relations with Ukraine," the publication says.

The number of employees of the new division is not specified.

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