PM: Government allocates over UAH 7 million for the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens from Nepal
The Government of Ukraine allocates over UAH 7 million for the evacuation
of Ukrainian citizens after an earthquake in Nepal. Such urgent order was
signed at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine by Prime Minister of
Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
The Prime Minister announced that to ensure the evacuation the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs would be allotted UAH 360 thousand, the Defense
Ministry of Ukraine - UAH 6 million 750 thousand, the State Emergency Service –
UAH 280 thousand.
He commissioned the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalia Jaresko to ensure appropriate financing without delay.
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To rescue Ukrainian citizens in Nepal there are departing there personnel
of SES, specialists of the emergency medicine service, psychologists, a team
of six MFA employees. According to the recent information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 196
Ukrainian citizens remain in Nepal. 45 of these expressed a desire to leave
the territory, about 60 people are missing. |