Austria to allocate millions of euros to Ukraine for mine clearance and grain delivery


Vienna will allocate €5 million to Ukraine for mine clearance efforts and €2 million for grain delivery following a visit by Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger to Kyiv on Friday 14 March.

Meinl-Reisinger is reported to have arrived on a visit to Ukraine on 14 March. She announced that Austria will allocate €5 million to assist Ukraine in clearing agricultural land of landmines and explosives and €2 million to deliver Ukrainian grain to Middle Eastern countries in need.

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Source: Ukraineska Pravda News


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