Kuleba invites Kuwait to join efforts to rebuild Ukraine

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said this in a statement on Tuesday, April 18, according to Ukrinform.

The ministry said the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Develment is a Kuwaiti state financial institution invved in develment projects in 105 countries for a total amount of $21.8 billion.

During the meeting, the minister talked about the efforts being made by the Government of Ukraine and international partners to restore Ukrainian infrastructure that was damaged due to Russian aggression.

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"Russian aggression caused a lot of destruction. However, as Ukrainian President Vodymyr Zelensky states, we will definitely restore everything. There are projects that can be financed right now. In the general perspective of post-war reconstruction, Ukraine will probably become the world's largest construction site," Kuleba said.

The minister invited the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Develment to join the restoration of Ukrainian infrastructure.

In this context, Waleed Al-Bahar said that his foundation is ready to participate in the international Ukraine Recovery Conference that will be held in London in late June. He also noted that interaction with Ukraine would be a priority in the fund's activities.

The ministry said that both parties had paid special attention to social projects, particularly the construction of new hospitals, schos and kindergartens in Ukraine, as well as the implementation of psychogical support and rehabilitation programs for Ukrainians affected by the war.

The two also agreed to organize a meeting of experts from Ukraine and Kuwait in the near future for a detailed discussion of coeration prospects.

Kuleba is on a visit to Kuwait on Tuesday, April 18.