The two presidents met in Bellevue Palace, the official residence of the German president. Pictures of the meeting were published by Reuters news agency.
"We discussed the current situation and the intensive cooperation between Germany and Ukraine," Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram after the meeting."
Germany will continue to support Ukraine politically, militarily and financially for as long as is necessary," he added.
Zelenskyy thanked the German people and Steinmeier personally for theirsupport in his written message in the palace's guestbook. He called Germany a faithful friend and a reliable partner of Ukraine, Germany’s Bildnewspaper reported."Danke Deutschland! (Thank you, Germany!)" Zelenskyy wrote at the end of the message in German.
Zelenskyy then went to the Federal Chancellery in the centre of Berlin then, where he received military honours. The orchestra performed the Ukrainian anthem, and he was officially greeted by the German chancellor.
Talks in a narrow and expanded circle followed the meeting ceremony. Berlin has taken serious security measures for the visit: many police are on duty and snipers are on the roofs.
Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin at night and first went to the headquarters of the German Ministry of Defence.
Earlier, on May 13, he visited Rome in Italy, where he held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella, and then met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.