Vice Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

posted 22 August 2014 09:15

On Thursday, August 21, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Frans Timmermans.

The interlocutors discussed the issues of restoring the infrastructure in the Eastern regions of Ukraine. Frans Timmermans noted the willingness of the Netherlands to provide assistance to restore Donbas, both at the bilateral level and at the level of cooperation within the EU and the UN frames. Also the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands has offered aid in the organization of work of international experts in Ukraine in the field of restructuring of coal mines.

The participants expressed hope for the second stage of the search operation at the crash site of a Boeing 777 to be resumed as soon as possible. Volodymyr Groysman and Frans Timmermans noted the high level of cooperation and trust between the Netherlands and Ukraine and expressed belief, they would use the experience of such cooperation not only to overcome the consequences of the plane accident, but also as a platform for further expanding of cooperation between the two countries.