Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has held a meeting with the executive vice-president of the , Valdis Dombrovskis, the official website of the Ukrainian president has reported.
The head of state thanked the European Union for the financial support of Ukraine, including the new programme of macrofinancial assistance of 1.2bn euros. Volodymyr Zelensky noted that the decision to allocate this aid was a timely signal to financial markets and was already helping to maintain the stability of the Ukrainian economy.
"Our strategy has worked: talk not about the war, but about the economy. Today is the first day when we have not spent a single dollar from our reserves to support the hryvnia exchange rate," the president stressed.
The parties agreed that the first tranche of the macrofinancial aid of 600 million euros will be paid without any additional conditions as soon as all the necessary procedures have been completed.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked separately for the funding for Ukraine under the Eastern Partnership Economic and Investment Plan, which among other things would be aimed at supporting small and medium enterprises.
During the discussion of trade relations between Ukraine and the EU, the Head of State raised the issue of the soonest possible start of official negotiations on granting Ukraine additional trade preferences, which would include the renewal of existing tariffs and quotas for Ukrainian exporters.
Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the Vice President of the European Commission for his personal active position to support Ukraine in the current difficult conditions.
"Your visit in these difficult times is for us one more sign of the European Union's unconditional support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the head of state stressed.
