On 11 January 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, Krišjānis Kariņš, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Latvia, Evika Siliņa, and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, signed an Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Technical and Financial Cooperation.
“Latvia strongly supports Ukraine in its fight against the Russian aggression. Today’s agreement is yet another step towards closer cooperation, making it easier to provide assistance in rebuilding Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and supporting its people,” Krišjānis Kariņš underlined.
The agreement is to establish a legal framework for the implementation of Latvia’s development cooperation programmes and reconstruction projects in Ukraine, as well as facilitating the provision of technical and financial assistance to Ukraine. Any goods and services imported under the technical and financial assistance projects will be exempt from tax. Experts from the Latvian side will benefit from facilitations during their stay in Ukraine.
Latvia has been involved in the reconstruction of Ukraine since 2022 and has been restoring social infrastructure and housing and providing psychological support to war-affected women. Latvia will also engage in the reconstruction of Ukraine in the coming years.
