On Thursday, May 13, during the visit of France's Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire to Ukraine, the governments of Ukraine and France concluded four framework agreements amounting to over 1.3 billion euros, the press-service of the President's Office reports.
In particular, the states signed a framework agreement on official support for the project to improve water supply in the city of Kyiv. The document provides for the reconstruction of water supply networks in the capital for the sum of up to 70 million euros, which will help improve the quality of drinking water for 25% of the city residents.
Another framework agreement concerned financing of a project to improve the supply of drinking water in the Luhansk region for the sum of 70 million euros. The project shall allow access to quality drinking water for the residents of 20 settlements in the region.
In addition, a framework agreement was signed to support the upgrade of the fleet of electric freight locomotives of JSC Ukrainian Railways, which provides for the supply of more than 100 locomotives by Alstom company for the sum of up to 900 million euros with the production localization level of 35%.
A framework agreement was also signed to support the enhancement of protection of the population, territories and environment of Ukraine from emergencies. The document provides for the supply of 370 rescue vehicles for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine for the sum of up to 300 million euros.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky noted the importance of concluding agreements to improve the quality of water supply in Ukraine.
"I am very glad that we are solving this issue not only at the local level, but also at the state level. Big money will be invested. This is important both in the Luhansk region and in the capital of Ukraine," the President said.