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  • France plans to send high-level technical adviser to Ukraine to help with humanitarian demining: Yuliia Svyrydenko meets with Gérald Darmanin
    Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, posted 09 November 2023 15:57

    France has specific proposals for Ukraine aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of humanitarian demining. In particular, it plans to send a high-level technical adviser to the Embassy of the French Republic in Ukraine to deal with humanitarian demining in Ukraine. This was discussed during a meeting between First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and Minister of the Interior of France Gérald Darmanin on 9 November in Paris.

    “We are grateful for the political, humanitarian and military support that Ukraine has received from France since the beginning of russian aggression. This includes assistance and cooperation in the field of humanitarian demining, including the training of our deminers. We see a great interest of French companies to work in Ukraine in the field of demining, restoration, as well as interest in establishing contacts and joint ventures with Ukrainian companies. In turn, the Government of Ukraine is ready to cooperate with the Government of France to ensure that cooperation between French and Ukrainian manufacturers is strengthened and developed,” said Yuliia Svyrydenko.

    Gérald Darmanin, for his part, said that several French companies in the field of humanitarian demining were already operating in Ukraine. Other companies are also considering this possibility. The French government will communicate with them to get them more involved in this process.

    As discussed during the meeting, France is also ready to continue training Ukrainian deminers. In particular, those specialising in underwater demining. The country also has a well-developed training programme for mine-sniffing dogs, so French experts are ready to assist Ukraine in this area as well.

    During the meeting, the parties discussed other areas of cooperation. In particular, Ukraine’s interest in investment, joint ventures, long-term lending, and war risk insurance programmes.

    The parties also discussed the ways to use the frozen russian assets to restore or compensate for the damage caused by the aggressor state.