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.
As reported by Austrian newspaper Die Presse, 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.
Immediately after arriving in Kyiv, Meinl-Reisinger and her Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, laid flowers at the wall of remembrance for the fallen Ukrainian soldiers.
The agenda for Meinl-Reisinger's visit includes a meeting with the Ukrainian leadership, specifically with Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
In her first telephone conversation with Sybiha after taking up her post, she reaffirmed "Austria's full commitment to Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity".