International Support for Ukraine Conference means global support for the struggle to protect democratic values
"We are getting ready for the International Support for Ukraine
Conference. There have been invited a lot of high level participants from
different countries", said Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of
Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine Hennadii Zubko on air of Channel 5
on April 10.
"The International Support for Ukraine Conference is vital to demonstrate
that a European state Ukraine is now at the threshold of European democracy.
This is a common European task to provide such assistance not just to Ukraine but
to help themselves. We are telling it at every
international meeting", stressed Hennadii Zubko.
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According to the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, for example, the UN
previously informed about their readiness to provide about USD 300 million to
assist Ukraine. "We are ready to offer both Humanitarian response plan concerning
the situation which occurred in Ukraine and Needs Assessment to ensure rehabilitation
of Donbas, which is now worth approximately USD 1.5 billion. These are rather
serious challenges: 1 million IDPs, 5 million people who need assistance.
That's what no European country today is capable to cope with alone," urged
Hennadii Zubko. He
stressed that the aforesaid documents had been drafted jointly by the
Ministry of Regional Development, the EU, the UN and the World Bank. "A lot will depend on how we prepare,
what tools to solve existing problems we suggest. We expect this conference will
trigger unity of many countries around the problems not just in Ukraine, but
in the heart of Europe," he stressed. "President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko is doing everything in
power today to achieve ceasefire and peace in Donbas", accentuated the
Vice Prime Minister. He reminded about the Minsk accord and a range of measures
that Ukraine implements. "The Government had embarked on the construction of fortification
facilities - a powerful defensive line. Thus, we prove that today Ukrainians
are resolute to defend their country and the result of democratic
reforms", urged Hennadii Zubko. |