The German government will provide technical aid to Ukraine as well as consultation and training for rescuers of the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine to improve responses to emergencies.
An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that the agreement on the implementation of the project to support responding to emergencies to Ukraine was signed by the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Corporation for International Cooperation) in Kyiv on Thursday.
The project will provide 13 million euros in aid to Ukraine.Representative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany Dirk Schattschneider said at the signing ceremony that while before the German government had provided aid in installing module houses for short-term residences of displaced people, now the aid is aimed at the medium-term outlook – improving the life of displaced persons and training specialists of profile agencies.Schattschneider said that the project includes the provision of consultation, technical aid (supply of equipment and various materials) and exchanges of experience.
‘I wish success to Ukraine. Germany will support (the country) in the future,’ he said.The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany has secured EUR 96 million for Ukraine until 2018 to realize the above-mentioned project in Ukraine. The fulfillment and realization of the project is one of the priorities of GIZ.
