UAE delegation led by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri meets Ukraine’s president

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy received Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and Environment, who is leading a diplomatic delegation on an official visit to the east European country.

Almheiri conveyed to the Ukrainian President the greetings of UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, as per state news agency WAM.

Prezident Ukrajiny, @ZelenskyyUa??:

Oceňujeme návštěvu ministryně pro změnu klimatu a životní prostředí SAE, vedoucí zahraničního týmu prezidenta SAE @mariammalmheiri na Ukrajině. Považujeme ji za důkaz podpory naší země ze strany tak vlivného státu, jakým jsou SAE.

Mírová… https://t.co/4igdisJlZH pic.twitter.com/eqURbbL3JV

— Lukáš Eršil (@lukasersil) June 11, 2023

UAE-Ukraine talks

The Ukrainian President expressed his appreciation to the UAE and its leadership for their ongoing support of the Ukrainian people during the turmoil. The meeting discussed ways of strengthening the cooperation between the two countries, as well as developments related to the humanitarian situation in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and its fallout, especially on children, in line with the UAE’s efforts to alleviate the suffering of affected Ukrainians.

During the visit, Almheiri also met with Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine and Chairwoman of the Olena Zelenska Foundation, during which they talked about the UAE’s humanitarian support for children affected by the Ukrainian crisis. They also reviewed new projects to rebuild and renovate damaged hospitals and schools and developments related to the Foundation’s “Family-Type Orphanages” project, which the UAE supported by allocating $4m to construct ten buildings that can accommodate around 100 children.

Zelenska expressed her gratitude to the UAE leadership, government, and people for the humanitarian and relief aid provided to support the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian refugees in neighbouring countries since the crisis began, stressing the UAE’s key role in achieving peace and stability worldwide.

For her part, Almheiri affirmed that the UAE, guided by its leadership’s directives, remains steadfast in its humanitarian efforts to support Ukraine through the donation of 2,500 computers to help students pursue remote education and continue their studies as part of its approach to providing humanitarian aid and support to peoples around the world.

As part of a collaboration with the Ukrainian Embassy in the UAE, Almheiri presented Zelenska with a collection of letters from Ukrainian children living in the UAE sent to their friends in Ukraine in a gesture representing hope.

Ukraine is interested in further dynamic cooperation development with the UAE: @Denys_Shmyhal at a meeting with @mariammalmheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environmenthttps://t.co/yx2uyjX8lV#Environment #Emergency #UAE #Cooperation pic.twitter.com/x2F9aiaw5w

— Kabmin of Ukraine (@Kabmin_UA_e) June 11, 2023

The UAE is continuing its humanitarian drive to support and provide relief to those affected by the crisis in Ukraine. In October 2022, President Sheikh Mohamed directed the provision of $100m to support Ukrainian civilians.

Additionally, the UAE sent three aircraft carrying emergency supplies, including 2,520 power generators, an additional 11 aircraft carrying supplies, 540 tonnes of medical and food supplies, and 94 tonnes of non-food items. It also provided six ambulances to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Moldova, and Bulgaria.

The UAE delegation comprised Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development Affairs, Salem Ahmed Al Kaabi, UAE Ambassador to Ukraine, and a number of officials.