Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko reported on a meeting with Canada’s Secretary of State for International Development, Randy Sarey, during which they discussed new steps in cooperation — from financing energy resilience to joint projects in veteran housing and strategic resource development.
"I informed him about the government’s work in preparing for upcoming heating seasons as part of regional resilience plans, as well as Ukraine’s key needs for energy equipment to develop distributed generation. We highly value Canada’s consistent support in strengthening our state and the recently announced contribution of CAD 20 million to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund," she wrote on Telegram.
Svyrydenko thanked Canada for its readiness to cooperate in creating a veterans’ support fund, which aims to strengthen the reintegration system for Ukrainians after service.
"We look forward to further interaction, including the sharing of experience in building housing for veterans," she emphasized.
Separately, she noted that they discussed cooperation between the two countries in critical minerals and resource development. The parties agreed to deepen collaboration in geological exploration.
Svyrydenko also invited Canadian partners to become active participants in the international donor conference, which aims to mobilize efforts for the restoration of the new safe confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant following Russia’s attack.
