Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties with his new Panamanian colleague Javier Martínez-Acha by phone, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

"It was nice to have the first telephone conversation with my new Panamanian colleague Javier Martínez-Acha. We discussed ways to strengthen Ukraine's ties with Panama and South America as a whole, as well as our cooperation within the framework of regional and international organizations," the ministry said in a message on Telegram.

Kuleba said that he highly appreciates "the clear support of my colleague and international law." He also invited him to visit Ukraine.