The head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Kęstutis Budrys will officially open an office of the Central Agency for Lithuanian Project Management in Kiev, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said
“This visit is special, during it my colleague will officially open the office of the Central Agency for Lithuanian Project Management in Kiev. He will coordinate all Lithuanian reconstruction projects, in particular within the framework of the coalition of civil protection shelters, which Lithuania recently joined,” he said at a joint press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Kęstutis Budrys in Kiev on Friday.
Sibiga noted that Lithuania was one of the first countries to launch reconstruction projects in Ukraine without waiting for the war to end. Ten projects have already been completed and six more are underway, including the construction of shelters for schools in six regions bordering the war zone.
Separately, the Ukrainian Minister noted that Lithuania is one of the leaders in the restoration of the Ukrainian energy sector, the assistance in this area exceeded EUR83 million.
This is already the fifth visit of Kęstutis Budrys to Ukraine since his appointment as the head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry.
Andriy Sibiga, Kęstutis Budrys, Lithuanian projects
