Ukrainian and Czech PMs sign three cooperation agreement

Representatives of Ukraine and the Czech Republic's governments signed three cooperation documents.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced this during a joint briefing with Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala in Kyiv, Ukrinform reports.

The head of the Ukrainian government emphasized that the visit of the Czech delegation to Ukraine in one of the most challenging periods of the state's modern history is a manifestation of solidarity and excellent support of Ukrainians.

At the same time, Shmyhal stressed that even during the visit of the Czech Republic's delegation, which currently chairs the European Union presidency, the russian federation continued its attacks on the critical infrastructure of Ukraine, showing absolute contempt.

"However, despite this, today (October 31 – ed.), we held a truly historic meeting between the two governments. For the first time in the history of our state, such a symbolic meeting of Ukraine's government took place, and extremely effective and fruitful government consultations took place," added the Prime Minister – Minister of Ukraine.

He reported that three documents were signed as a result of the meeting. In particular, the Memorandum on cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology, and conformity assessment, the Memorandum on mutual understanding between the ministries of foreign affairs of Ukraine and the Czech Republic, as well as a joint statement confirming the determination to restore the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine within internationally recognized borders.

In addition, Shmyhal said that during the meeting, the issues of financial aid and assistance in demining territories were discussed. He said that he agreed with his Czech colleagues on the work of joint intergovernmental commissions in various directions, particularly in the development of industrial and scientific, and technical cooperation.

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On October 31, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala, together with the delegation of the Czech government, is on a working visit to Ukraine.