Ukraine, U.S. approve $54 mln technical assistance for reforms in Ukraine
Ukraine and the United States have approved $54 million technical assistance for the introduction of reforms in Ukraine.
An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that on Tuesday the signing of agreements on the provision of technical assistance to Ukraine was on Tuesday in Kyiv. The assistance will be sent to promote reforms for stable economic development and more transparent management processes with broad participation of citizens.
First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv, who took part in the signing ceremony, said that the assistance will be provided in the energy sphere, rule of law and ensuring responsibility of power institutions to citizens.
He said that the today's agreement includes the provision of $54 million, but the entire sum of technical sum will be $123 million.
Kubiv said that cooperation between Ukraine and the United States in technical assistance and reform support started in 1992. Ukraine has received $4.3 billion of assistance, including some $2 billion provided by USAID.
