Shmyhal and Pritzker agreed on further cooperation between Ukraine and the United States in defense and economic resilience
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Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and U.S. Special Representative Penny Pritzker discussed projects aimed at increasing Ukraine's economic and defense resilience, including future investments in infrastructure and clean energy. They also discussed the implementation of the agreements reached between Presidents Zelenskyy and Biden.
Prime Minister of Ukraine of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed with U.S. Special Representative for Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker on strengthening Ukraine's economic Ukraine's economic resilience. UNN reportson the online talks, citing the official telegram channel of Denys Shmyhal.
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The Ukrainian Prime Minister noted that the Government team is already working on the implementation of the agreementsreached between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden during their meeting in Washington.
In a conversation with the US special representative, Shmyhal touched upon projects launched at the defense conference. The parties discussed joint that will help strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities.
Shmyhal and Pritzker touched upon not only the challenges of the present but also and the future of Ukraine.
"He spoke about the work on an international compensation mechanism. Russia must pay for the destruction caused to our country with its assets," Shmyhal emphasized.
The parties also discussed points of economic growth, export expansion, infrastructure projects, investments in clean energy, and as well as the construction of new nuclear units and hydroelectric power plants.
The Ukrainian Prime Minister expressed his belief that Ukraine is on the path of reforms.
"This allows us to change even during the war and brings our victory closer. our victory closer. I am grateful to the United States for the consistently high level of support Ukraine," Shmyhal summarized.
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To recap,
The Ukrainian government, together with partners, is preparing a reform matrix that should cover all areas, from economy to education, confirming our country's commitment to reforms despite Russian aggression. This was emphasized by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during during the opening of the OECD ministerial meeting on December 11.
Earlier, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that together with the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Matthias Kormann and British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly launched a program for an initial dialogue on Ukraine's accession to the OECD.
