Deputy Prime Minister Hennadii Zubko met with EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides

posted 26 January 2015 13:17

Ukraine relies to cooperate with the European Commission in the process of elaboration of a joint Action Plan to render humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons. This issue was raised at today's meeting, January 26, between Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Hennadii Zubko and European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides.

"We must be proactive and be prepared for various scenarios to satisfy the needs of internally displaced persons. This requires a joint Action Plan for humanitarian assistance," said Hennadii Zubko.

He stressed that the Ukrainian Government is taking urgent measures to establish interdepartmental cooperation with international organizations on humanitarian assistance issues, including internally displaced persons.

The Vice Prime Minister noted that Ukraine hopes for tight cooperation in the delivery of assistance from the EU member states and the European Commission through a mechanism of civil protection in order to enhance the EU support.

"We have embarked on creating a system that will afford to move fast in the delivery of humanitarian aid from the EU to Ukraine’s territory. Moreover, we make every effort to resolve an issue how to ensure one hundred percent delivery of targeted assistance, which is to be sent to Ukraine, to those people who really need it," said Hennady Zubko.

On January 27, Vice Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Hennadii Zubko and European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides will visit Dnipropetrovsk, where, according to the schedule, tomorrow will be delivered three aircrafts with humanitarian assistance from the EU.