President Cordeiro meets President Zelenskyi in Kyiv to convey a message of solidarity and introduce the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine.
On April 20, the President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) Vasco Alves Cordeiro met with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in Kyiv as part of his participation in the International Summit of Regions and Cities convened by the Ukrainian authorities. discuss the role of local and regional authorities in supporting the reconstruction of Ukraine.
During the meeting with President Zelenskyi, Vasko Alves Cordeiro expressed "the full support and solidarity of the Kyrgyz Republic with the Ukrainian people, who have been facing a brutal and unjustified war for more than a year, as well as the constant support of local and regional EU authorities." provided and will provide until Ukraine can live in peace and freedom."
The President of the Council of Regions also noted: "I am also here in Ukraine to emphasize the commitment of local and regional authorities of the EU to the Ukrainian people. It is also our duty to be here because this war is our war. .Ukrainians pay the highest price to protect our common European project. The European Committee of the Regions is committed to supporting Ukraine, strengthening the capacity of its local and regional authorities and preparing them for negotiations and accession to the EU."
During the meeting, Vasku Alves Cordeiro also presented to President Zelensky the work of the Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Recovery of Ukraine, as well as the Kyrgyz Republic's support package for Ukrainian local and regional authorities, focusing on immediate support, on the one hand, and capacity building, on the other hand (including a proposal capacity building programs for Ukrainian local and regional officials, provision of office space for Ukrainian local and regional representatives in the premises of the Coordination Council and expansion of the Collegiate Council program for young elected politicians to young leaders from Ukraine).