Ukraine and Slovakia prepare to resume emergency electricity imports
Ukraine and Slovakia are working to resume emergency electricity imports. The countries also agreed to develop joint energy, transport and education projects.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi announced this after talks with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico, Censor.NET reports.
Electricity and new energy projects
According to Koretskyi, Fico is expected to return shortly with a final decision on resuming emergency electricity imports from Slovakia.
The two sides also plan to accelerate the construction of cross-border interconnectors and power transmission lines. They are also developing new projects for supplying oil and petroleum products.
They separately discussed cooperation in the gas sector, transit issues, special tariff arrangements and the possibility of joint resource extraction.
Koretskyi stressed that the government teams must work through these proposals and present concrete decisions shortly.
Following intergovernmental consultations in Lviv, Ukraine and Slovakia signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation.
Three electric locomotives, generators and new education projects
Slovakia will provide Ukrzaliznytsia with three electric locomotives. They are expected to begin operating on European-standard railway tracks in the Zakarpattia region by the end of the year.
The countries also signed an intergovernmental agreement to establish two secondary schools: a Ukrainian-English school in Slovakia and a Slovak-English school in Ukraine. They are scheduled to open at the start of the next academic year.
The two sides also plan to sign a framework agreement on financial cooperation. It will enable the launch of projects worth more than €100 million under the Ukraine Investment Framework.
Slovakia also announced a €500,000 aid package for Ukraine. These funds will be used to deliver 54 generators by the end of November.
A further €300,000 will go to the Coalition for Civil Protection Shelters, and €200,000 will be allocated to medical equipment for Ukrainian hospitals.
Other agreements include introducing an electronic queue and joint border checks, as well as expanding border crossing capacity for passenger and freight transport.
Slovakia also decided to become a full member of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children.
During the consultations, the two sides discussed support for Ukraine's European integration, including opening two EU negotiating clusters and launching an EU Macro-Regional Strategy for the Carpathian Region.
