A map of international partnerships of Ukrainian cities and towns was presented at the International Conference on Ukraine’s Recovery, which is taking place in Germany on June 11-12, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
“During the International Conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine presented a map of international partnerships of Ukrainian cities and towns. The database was prepared by the Association of Ukrainian Cities together with the Council of European Municipalities and Regions,” he wrote in his Telegram channel on Wednesday.
Klitschko noted that now only a third of Ukrainian communities have partners in other countries, of which 200 – among municipalities in Germany.
“Today at the conference discussed the further development of such cooperation. Because, as our partners emphasize, it is the cooperation of cities, strengthening local self-government is key to strengthening European democracy. And also – for the future reconstruction of Ukraine,” – wrote Klitschko.
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France will allocate 200 million euros to companies that will invest in the restoration of Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, with 60 million euros of these funds going to the Ukrainian energy sector, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
“We held a meeting at the level of the Reconstruction Fund and decided that new instruments will be created to accompany this reconstruction of Ukraine. An agreement has been signed on a 200 million euro fund that will be earmarked for those companies that will invest in Ukraine’s critical infrastructure to rebuild it,” Macron said during a joint press conference with Ukraine’s president in Paris on Friday evening.
At the same time, he said, 60 million euros from this fund will be directed to Ukraine’s energy sector and its priorities.
The French President also announced the decision to expand the mandate of the French Development Agency to support projects in Ukraine at the local level.
In particular, it was decided to second 20 French technical experts to various key ministries of Ukraine to witness the work on standardization.
The Forum for the Reconstruction of Ukraine is taking place in Istanbul. It began with a meeting between Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu and Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov.
“We held fruitful meetings with Omer Bolat and Abdulkadir Uraloglu, who organized the Ukraine Reconstruction Forum, an initiative that promotes cooperation in the recovery and development of the affected regions. This demonstrates a strong commitment,” Kubrakov wrote on social network X.
He noted that the forum will help increase the trade potential of the countries, expand logistics and foreign economic relations.
“We have a common goal: The Black Sea should become a zone of cooperation, trade and economic growth. It is important to attract private investment in infrastructure rehabilitation. This year, projects aimed at restoring energy, housing, critical and social infrastructure are prioritized,” Kubrakov said.
The Turkish Minister of Trade, for his part, emphasized that the experience gained from successful projects implemented by Turkish contractors in different regions of the world to date will become a cornerstone of cooperation between the two countries, especially in the reconstruction of Ukraine.
“In addition, together with Kubrakov, we have made important assessments of increasing the volume of mutual trade and strengthening economic relations between the two countries,” he wrote in X.
An international conference on the restoration of Ukraine with the involvement of Greek business will be held in Athens, Greece, on February 15, 2024, the press service of the Ukrainian government said on Monday.
“January 15, 2024 will mark 32 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and Greece. Today, it is extremely important to resume the activities of the intergovernmental joint Ukrainian-Greek working group on economic, industrial, technical and scientific cooperation, the Ukrainian part of which I head. It is important that we have agreed on the date of the next meeting and started the preparation process,” said Oleh Nemchinova, Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, following a meeting with Ambassador Spyridon Lambridis, Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece to Ukraine.
The parties discussed cooperation between the two countries, as well as the readiness of the Greek side to participate in the restoration of architectural monuments and the historical center of Odesa, which were damaged during the Russian aggression. In particular, Mr. Lambridis informed about Greece’s intention to open a special office in Odesa to restore Odesa region.
In addition, the parties discussed preparations for the planned events, namely the announcement of an international conference on the restoration of Ukraine with the involvement of Greek business to be held in Athens on February 15, 2024.
The key issues to be addressed during the conference are the preparation of a plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine (aspects of planning and financing reconstruction projects with the participation of European agencies and the Ukrainian government), an institutional mechanism for business (presentation of a mechanism for business circles to be involved in reconstruction projects with the participation of Ukrainian government experts and business representatives with regional reconstruction experience), opportunities for cooperation in certain areas (presentation of a mechanism for business
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